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Today at Platja Del Varador: Excellent for kite surfing — 85/100 for intermediate level. Wind 12 kn NE · Waves 0.9 m, 5 s · Tide -0.5 to -0.3 m. Best window around 00:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Platja Del Varador: 0.9m waves with moderate cross-shore wind. Kite Foiling looks Epic! in the morning, with Wing Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 22°C / 72°F.
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Platja Del Varador faces SE, so the prevailing westerly comes over the land before it reaches you. For kite surfing that usually means a gustier, less predictable flow than the raw wind speed suggests.
Today's wind is cross-shore at 12 kn. Straight cross-shore is the classic kite surfing direction: it lets you hold a line along the beach rather than fighting to get back to it.
Over the published window Platja Del Varador clears 60/100 for kite surfing at Intermediate, Advanced, Expert levels — that is who this spot is for on this sport. Today, 9 of 10 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 29 scored spots within reach today, Platja Del Varador is the best of them for kite surfing — so if you are travelling for it, this is the one.
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A long (780 m), well-serviced urban beach with coarse sand and a steep entry slope, bordered by a breakwater to the northeast and the town's port to the southwest, moderating wave energy to keep the water calm and flat. It is a family bathing and beach-sports beach rather than a watersports venue. A protected dune area sits behind it. Nudism is not permitted. Red Cross runs assisted bathing 1 July-11 September.
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Wind at Platja Del Varador today: 12 kn NE (gusting 30 kn). Wind direction relative to the shore affects kite surfing conditions significantly — offshore winds produce cleaner, glassier surfaces while onshore winds add chop. These are daily averages; the 4Shor app shows hourly detail.
Waves at Platja Del Varador today: 0.9 m, 5 s period from S, crumbling character. 4Shor derives nearshore wave conditions from ECMWF IFS 9-km atmospheric data and the IBI regional ocean model, updated hourly.
The best window for kite surfing at Platja Del Varador today is around 00:00 UTC, when conditions score 85/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Platja Del Varador scores 55/100 today for kite surfing — Okay. A score of 65–79 is Good for a beginner; 80+ is Excellent (90+ is Epic!); below 45 the session is usually not worth it. 4Shor scores every location across Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Expert levels.
Platja Del Varador is scored for Surfing, Windsurfing, Kite Surfing, Kite Foiling, Wing Foiling, E-Foiling, Paddleboarding, Swimming, Kayaking, Canoeing in the 4Shor forecast system. Conditions are rated Beginner through Expert for each sport, updated every hour, so you always know whether the session is worth the drive.
Platja Del Varador is a coastal location near Mataró in Spain. It is one of more than 2,500 European water-sport locations scored daily by 4Shor.
4Shor's ShorSense™ system combines satellite-derived seafloor mapping, nearshore wave models, wind and tide data to generate a hyper-local forecast. At Platja Del Varador, conditions are scored hourly on a 0–100 scale for each sport and ability level. A score of 80+ means Excellent (90+ Epic!); 65–79 is Good; below 45 the session is usually not worth the drive.
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