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Today at Playa de la Franca: Good for paddleboarding — 76/100 for expert level. Wind 2 kn S · Tide -1.1 to 0.3 m. Best window around 09:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Playa de la Franca: 1.6m waves with light offshore wind. Paddleboarding looks Good in the late morning, with Kayaking also worth considering. Water temperature is 18°C / 64°F.
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Playa de la Franca faces N. For paddleboarding how much swell and wind that aspect keeps out matters more than the open-water forecast.
Today's wind is offshore at 2 kn. Light enough that the surface should stay workable for paddleboarding.
Over the published window Playa de la Franca clears 60/100 for paddleboarding at Advanced, Expert levels — that is who this spot is for on this sport. Today, 0 of 11 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 30 scored spots within reach today, Playa de la Franca ranks 24th 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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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 sheltered, triangular fine-sand bay at a river mouth, backed by high cliffs within a protected coastal landscape and Natura 2000 site. North-facing Atlantic exposure brings moderate beach-break swell. At low tide the beach expands and connects to nearby coves, exposing rocks and tide pools, so mid-to-high tide suits entry/exit best. Dogs banned 31 May-1 October; no nudism. Lifeguards patrol daily 1 July-8 September.
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Wind at Playa de la Franca today: 2 kn S (gusting 9 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 Playa de la Franca today: 1.7 m, 13 s period from NW, 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 paddleboarding at Playa de la Franca today is around 00:00 UTC, when conditions score 51/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Playa de la Franca 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 de la Franca 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 de la Franca is a coastal location near La Franca 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 la Franca, 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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