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Today at Playa la Caletilla: Poor for surfing — 36/100 for beginner level. Wind 7 kn W · Waves 0.7 m, 4 s · Tide -0.5 to -0.3 m. Today's conditions at Playa la Caletilla: 0.7m waves with moderate offshore wind. Kite Foiling looks Epic! in the midday, with Wing Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 22°C / 72°F.
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Playa la Caletilla 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-offshore at 7 kn. Leaning offshore, so the face should still stand up clean for surfing — not the glassy hold of a straight offshore, but the right side of neutral.
Across the published window Playa la Caletilla does not clear 60/100 for surfing at any ability — it peaks at 37/100, 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 30 scored spots within reach today, Playa la Caletilla ranks 26th 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 tiny (about 50 m long, 15-30 m wide) sheltered cove beside cliffs, reached on foot only via a neighbouring beach, with dark fine sand and rocky outcrops at its edges. Conditions stay sheltered and calm, suited to swimming and snorkelling rather than surfing; pedalos are available. The cove can vanish almost entirely at higher water, so timing access around low water matters. Municipal lifeguards cover 1 June-28 September, with extended July-August hours.
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Wind at Playa la Caletilla today: 7 kn W (gusting 23 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 la Caletilla today: 0.7 m, 4 s period from NE, 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 la Caletilla scores 81/100 today for kite foiling — Excellent. 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 la Caletilla 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 la Caletilla is a coastal location near Nerja 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 la Caletilla, 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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