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Today at Playa de las Gaviotas: Poor for surfing — 39/100 for beginner level. Wind 4 kn W · Waves 0.7 m, 4 s · Tide -0.5 to -0.3 m. Today's conditions at Playa de las Gaviotas: 0.5m waves with light cross-shore wind. Kite Foiling looks Epic! in the afternoon, with E-Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 22°C / 71°F.
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Playa de las Gaviotas faces SE, away from the prevailing Atlantic swell. For surfing that means it needs a specific direction to work rather than picking up the everyday groundswell, so it is a spot to check rather than assume.
Today's wind is cross-shore at 4 kn. Straight cross-shore sits between the two for surfing — the face stays rideable but the wall is less organised than on a clean offshore.
Across the published window Playa de las Gaviotas does not clear 60/100 for surfing at any ability — it peaks at 39/100, so this is a spot to watch rather than commit to right now. Today, 0 of 11 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 31 scored spots within reach today, Playa de las Gaviotas ranks 10th for 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 long, busy urban beach with dark, fine sand and a beach break of lefts and rights, fairly consistent but mostly flat in summer as the short Mediterranean fetch favours windswell over groundswell. Hazards include rips and rocks. Blue Flag certified, with a surf practice area and nautical activities permitted; nudism is not allowed. The break is surfable at any tide stage. Cruz Roja post on site; lifeguards cover Easter through mid-September.
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Wind at Playa de las Gaviotas today: 4 kn W (gusting 22 kn). Wind direction relative to the shore affects 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 Gaviotas today: 0.7 m, 4 s period from E, mushy character. 4Shor derives nearshore wave conditions from ECMWF IFS 9-km atmospheric data and the IBI regional ocean model, updated hourly.
For beginners, Playa de las Gaviotas scores 68/100 today for kite foiling — Good. 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 Gaviotas 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 las Gaviotas is a coastal location near Fuengirola 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 Gaviotas, 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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