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Today at Playa de las Cruces: Good for kite surfing — 71/100 for intermediate level. Wind 6 kn S · Waves 1.7 m, 10 s · Tide -0.6 to 0.2 m. Best window around 22:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Playa de las Cruces: 1.7m waves with light cross-shore wind. Kite Foiling looks Excellent in the evening, with Kite Surfing also worth considering. Water temperature is 24°C / 75°F.
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Playa de las Cruces faces E, 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 6 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 de las Cruces 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 6 scored spots within reach today, Playa de las Cruces ranks 3rd 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 raw, undeveloped pebble-and-rock east-coast beach on Gran Canaria, split into windsurf and kitesurf zones, known for constant north-northeast trade winds and strong lateral currents. A sandy strip is exposed between pebbles and waterline at low tide, when beach-break waves — lefts and rights — sit further offshore; at higher tide the shoreline is mostly pebble. No lifeguard service; the coastal authority has restricted vehicle access before.
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Wind at Playa de las Cruces 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 las Cruces today: 1.7 m, 10 s period from SW, closing 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 las Cruces today is around 22:00 UTC, when conditions score 71/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Playa de las Cruces scores 20/100 today for windsurfing — Don't Bother. 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 las Cruces 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 las Cruces is a coastal location near Vargas 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 las Cruces, 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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