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Today at Playa del Molino de Papel: Good for swimming — 79/100 for expert level. Wind 5 kn W · Tide -0.5 to -0.3 m. Best window around 00:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Playa del Molino de Papel: 0.7m waves with light cross-shore wind. Kite Foiling looks Excellent in the afternoon, with Wing Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 22°C / 72°F.
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Playa del Molino de Papel faces SW, open to the prevailing swell and wind. For swimming 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 5 kn. Light enough that the surface should stay workable for swimming.
Over the published window Playa del Molino de Papel clears 60/100 for swimming at every ability from Beginner to Expert — an unusually broad spot, which normally means a range of conditions rather than one narrow sweet spot. Today, 5 of 11 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 31 scored spots within reach today, Playa del Molino de Papel is level with 3 others at the top for swimming — nothing nearby is scoring better, so pick on distance.
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 secluded pebble-and-dark-sand cove beneath cliffs in a protected natural area, reached by a 15-minute walk from the old N-340, with no facilities. Two rivers meet the sea here, which can affect clarity after rain. Calm, clear water suits snorkelling and diving rather than surfing. Scuba diving is banned in one zone and needs authorisation elsewhere; boats must stay 200 m offshore. Camping and nudism are prohibited. No confirmed lifeguard service.
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Wind at Playa del Molino de Papel today: 5 kn W (gusting 16 kn). Wind direction relative to the shore affects swimming 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 del Molino de Papel 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.
The best window for swimming at Playa del Molino de Papel today is around 00:00 UTC, when conditions score 77/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Playa del Molino de Papel scores 73/100 today for paddleboarding — 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 del Molino de Papel is scored for Surfing, Windsurfing, Kite Surfing, Kite Foiling, Wing 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 del Molino de Papel is a coastal location near Cuesta de Ana María 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 del Molino de Papel, 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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