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Today at Platgeta de Xelin: Epic! for windsurfing — 90/100 for expert level. Wind 14 kn NW · Waves 1.7 m, 6 s · Tide -0.5 to -0.2 m. Best window around 17:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Platgeta de Xelin: 1.5m waves with strong offshore wind. Kite Foiling looks Epic! in the morning, with Wing Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 22°C / 72°F.
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Platgeta de Xelin faces SE, so the prevailing westerly comes over the land before it reaches you. For windsurfing that usually means a gustier, less predictable flow than the raw wind speed suggests.
Today's wind is offshore at 14 kn. Offshore is the one to be careful with for windsurfing — a failure blows you away from the beach, so it is a spot for a safety boat or a change of plan rather than a solo session.
Over the published window Platgeta de Xelin clears 60/100 for windsurfing at Intermediate, Advanced, Expert levels — that is who this spot is for on this sport. Today, 0 of 10 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 31 scored spots within reach today, Platgeta de Xelin ranks 3rd for windsurfing. The order changes by discipline: the same conditions that put a spot top for one sport can drop it down the list for another.
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 small, sheltered pebble-and-gravel cove on the Costa Daurada, lying on the GR-92 coastal trail. Water is calm and crystal-clear over a rocky seabed with posidonia (Neptune grass) meadows, suited to snorkelling and scuba diving rather than surfing, kitesurfing, or windsurfing. Minimal services and low occupancy; no lifeguard or rescue coverage is documented. The pebbly, rock-fringed bottom is the main entry and exit consideration on this microtidal coast.
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Wind at Platgeta de Xelin today: 14 kn NW (gusting 33 kn). Wind direction relative to the shore affects windsurfing 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 Platgeta de Xelin today: 1.7 m, 6 s period from S, 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 windsurfing at Platgeta de Xelin today is around 22:00 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, Platgeta de Xelin scores 39/100 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.
Platgeta de Xelin 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.
Platgeta de Xelin is a coastal location near la Cala Nova 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 Platgeta de Xelin, 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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