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Today at Cala Ginesta: Good for paddleboarding — 77/100 for expert level. Wind 8 kn W · Tide -0.4 to -0.3 m. Best window around 02:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Cala Ginesta: 1.1m waves with light cross-shore wind. Kite Foiling looks Excellent in the afternoon, with Wing Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 23°C / 73°F.
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Today plus the next two days are free for everyone — scored in 3-hour windows, just like the app. The full 8-day forecast lives in the 4Shor app.
Cala Ginesta faces S. For paddleboarding how much swell and wind that aspect keeps out matters more than the open-water forecast.
Today's wind is cross-shore at 8 kn. Light enough that the surface should stay workable for paddleboarding.
Over the published window Cala Ginesta clears 60/100 for paddleboarding at Intermediate, Advanced, Expert levels — that is who this spot is for on this sport. Today, 6 of 10 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 31 scored spots within reach today, Cala Ginesta ranks 15th for paddleboarding. The order changes by discipline: the same conditions that put a spot top for one sport can drop it down the list for another.
Satellite-derived bathymetry with 10 m pixels and 10 cm vertical resolution out to ~40 m depth. The shape of the seabed is what determines where and how waves break.
Most apps run a single global model at 9–25 km. We blend regional NWP from national meteorological offices at 1.3–2 km — UK Met Office UKV, Météo-France AROME HD, ItaliaMeteo ICON-2I — with ECMWF IFS for the 8-day horizon. Finer resolution means the sea breeze, cliff funnelling and bay shadowing that changes everything for a session.
A nearshore wave model propagates the spectrum across the bathymetric mesh — modelling refraction, shoaling, dissipation, focusing and breaking as it goes. Most apps stop at swell + wind. We go further.
10 sport models × 4 ability levels weight wave height, period, wind, tide and breaking conditions differently — calibrated against ridden sessions so the scores mean what they say.
A small, sheltered cove beneath cliffs next to a marina, with a sand-and-cobble bottom and calm, clear water — suited to gentle swimming and snorkelling rather than surf or wind sports. It lies within a protected natural park; a marked bathing zone extends 200 m with a boat channel, and animals except guide dogs are banned. No lifeguards are stationed here, so caution is advised.
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Wind at Cala Ginesta today: 8 kn W (gusting 27 kn). Wind direction relative to the shore affects paddleboarding 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 Cala Ginesta today: 1.2 m, 6 s period from SE, 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 paddleboarding at Cala Ginesta today is around 09:00 UTC, when conditions score 69/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Cala Ginesta scores 57/100 today for 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.
Cala Ginesta 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.
Cala Ginesta is a coastal location near Garraf 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 Cala Ginesta, 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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