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Today at Playa Chica: Good for paddleboarding — 77/100 for expert level. Wind 7 kn E · Tide -0.7 to 0.2 m. Best window around 00:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Playa Chica: 1.0m waves with light cross-shore wind. Paddleboarding looks Good in the morning, with Kayaking also worth considering. Water temperature is 23°C / 73°F.
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Playa Chica faces SW, open to the prevailing swell and wind. For paddleboarding that is the hard direction: expect the surface to be workable only when the forecast genuinely drops, not on an average day.
Today's wind is cross-shore at 7 kn. Light enough that the surface should stay workable for paddleboarding.
Over the published window Playa Chica clears 60/100 for paddleboarding at Intermediate, Advanced, Expert levels — that is who this spot is for on this sport. Today, 11 of 12 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 27 scored spots within reach today, Playa Chica ranks 16th 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.
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A small, sheltered volcanic-rock cove of golden sand in an urban resort setting, protected from swell by two breakwaters keeping the water calm, almost pool-like, rather than producing surf. The seabed is sandy with rocky reef to 10-30m deep, a beginner zone under 10m, making this a calm-water swimming, snorkelling and diving spot, not a wave or wind/kite break. Holds Blue Flag status, including a staffed lifeguard station and a disabled-access ramp.
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Wind at Playa Chica today: 7 kn E (gusting 18 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.
The best window for paddleboarding at Playa Chica today is around 00:00 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 Chica scores 15/100 today for paddleboarding — 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 Chica is scored for 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 Chica is a coastal location near Los Lagos 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 Chica, 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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