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Today at Playa de Cueva Laya: Good for kite surfing — 67/100 for intermediate level. Wind 6 kn S · Waves 0.9 m, 10 s · Tide -0.6 to 0.2 m. Best window around 23:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Playa de Cueva Laya: 0.9m waves with light onshore wind. Kite Foiling looks Epic! in the midday, with Wing Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 24°C / 75°F.
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Playa de Cueva Laya faces S, and that aspect decides whether the day's wind arrives clean off the water or broken up by the land — which matters more for kite surfing than the forecast speed alone.
Today's wind is onshore at 6 kn. Onshore is the safest direction for kite surfing here — anything that goes wrong drifts you back to the beach — at the cost of a choppier surface.
Over the published window Playa de Cueva Laya clears 60/100 for kite surfing at Intermediate level — that is who this spot is for on this sport. Today, 0 of 12 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 5 scored spots within reach today, Playa de Cueva Laya ranks 4th for kite surfing. The order changes by discipline: the same conditions that put a spot top for one sport can drop it down the list for another.
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A remote, unserviced 500 m pebble-and-sand beach on Gran Canaria's windy southeast coast, near the El Cabrón reserve area and the Pozo Izquierdo windsurf zone, drawing windsurfers over swimmers. Shallows hold large pebble stones, algae-slippery in places; in strong wind, shorebreak can throw riders and gear back onto the beach. No facilities, no lifeguard cover; water shoes advisable, and low tide near new or full moon gives lighter breaks.
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Wind at Playa de Cueva Laya today: 6 kn S (gusting 20 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 de Cueva Laya today: 0.9 m, 10 s period from SW, peeling 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 de Cueva Laya today is around 23:00 UTC, when conditions score 67/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Playa de Cueva Laya scores 32/100 today for kite 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 de Cueva Laya is scored for Windsurfing, Kite Surfing, Kite Foiling, Wing Foiling 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 de Cueva Laya is a coastal location near Cuartería El Uno 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 de Cueva Laya, 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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