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Today at Playa Algaiarens: Excellent for kite surfing — 85/100 for advanced level. Wind 11 kn W · Waves 1.1 m, 4 s · Tide -0.4 to -0.3 m. Best window around 15:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Playa Algaiarens: 1.1m waves with moderate cross-shore wind. Kite Foiling looks Excellent in the midday, with Wing Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 24°C / 75°F.
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Playa Algaiarens faces NW, open to the prevailing westerlies, so the wind arrives off the water rather than filtered through the land — the clean, steady flow kite surfing wants, and the reason gusts here are sea breezes rather than land turbulence.
Today's wind is cross-shore at 11 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 Playa Algaiarens clears 60/100 for kite surfing at Intermediate, Advanced, Expert levels — that is who this spot is for on this sport. Today, 10 of 11 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 29 scored spots within reach today, Playa Algaiarens is level with one other at the top for kite surfing — nothing nearby is scoring better, so pick on distance.
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A remote twin-cove beach on Menorca's protected north coast, reached via a track through Biosphere Reserve dunes and wetlands, with no facilities and no lifeguard. The main cove has fine white sand and shallow, calm, clear water suited to families; the smaller cove is used informally for nudism, with rocky outcrops between the two. The spot can work with westerly wind/wave and is also sailable in southerly wind, more active in winter than summer.
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Wind at Playa Algaiarens today: 11 kn W (gusting 23 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 Playa Algaiarens today: 1.1 m, 4 s period from W, mushy 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 Playa Algaiarens today is around 15:00 UTC, when conditions score 84/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Playa Algaiarens scores 44/100 today for surfing — Poor. 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.
Playa Algaiarens 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.
Playa Algaiarens is a coastal location near Puig Tremolor 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 Playa Algaiarens, 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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