Destination · Hourly model wind, 2017 to 2025
Kitesurfing in Corralejo, Fuerteventura, Spain
Town in Spain · 8 kite spots · airports FUE, ACE, LPA
Best for kiting from December to June, with 51 to 62 % kite days. Water 19 to 22 °C.
Season 30 Jul to 12 Aug and 17 Sep to 30 Sep and 29 Oct to 18 Nov and 26 Nov to 8 Jul, peak 12 Mar to 1 Apr and 9 Apr to 22 Apr and 14 May to 27 May.
A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn. Percentages are the share of such days in each month, counted over 2017 to 2025.
Numbers on this page are from Flag Beach, the main spot of Corralejo, Fuerteventura. The other 7 spots range from 30 to 58 % kite days in October.
Kite Year
Kite days per month, in % of days. Colour is the verdict, the number is the share. Tap a month for its details.
- Prime 60 % and more
- Good 40 to 59 %
- Possible 20 to 39 %
- Off under 20 %
- No data hatched
- Ringed: this month
- Raised: your chosen month
Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.
October in Corralejo, Fuerteventura, this month, averaged over 2017 to 2025.
- KITE DAYS
- 9 of 31
- 30 % kite days, Possible, good in 1 of 9 years
- WIND
- 9 knots
- afternoon average, 12:00 to 18:00
- WATER
- 23 °C, spring suit
- suit for 21 to 23 °C
2 in 10
trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days in 2017 to 2025 (9 Octobers).
about 3.1 kite days expected out of 10.
x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise. How we count trip odds
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Month by month
Tap a month for trip odds, good years, best hours, water, air and rain.
- Kite days
- 30 % Possibleabout 9 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 70 %
- Kiteable 30 %
- Too strong 0 %
- Good years
- 1 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
- 10 day trip
- 2 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 3.1 expected
- Best hours
- 14:00 to 18:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 11.5 h
- Water
- 23 °C, spring suit
- Air
- 24 °Cdaily maximum, 23 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 1 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Flag Beach averaged 9 kite days out of 31 (30 %). Water 23 °C, spring suit. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 57 | 52 | 62 | 62 | 60 | 58 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 30 | 42 | 51 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | Good | Good | Prime | Prime | Good | Good | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible | Good | Good |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 6 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 2 in 10 | 5 in 10 | 6 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 9, reached 50 % | 7 of 9 | 5 of 9 | 8 of 9 | 8 of 9 | 6 of 9 | 8 of 9 | 2 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 2 of 9 | 1 of 9 | 2 of 9 | 6 of 9 |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 10 to 17 | 10 to 18 | 13 to 18 | 15 to 19 | 16 to 19 | 17 to 19 | 18 to 19 | 16 to 19 | 14 to 19 | 14 to 18 | 14 to 17 | 10 to 16 |
| Daylighth | 10.5 | 11.2 | 12.0 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 12.4 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 10.4 |
| Water°C at the surface | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 2 of 31 | 2 of 28 | 2 of 31 | 1 of 30 | 0 of 31 | 0 of 30 | 0 of 31 | 0 of 31 | 0 of 30 | 1 of 31 | 2 of 30 | 2 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves | 4/3 | 3/2 | 3/2 | 3/2 | spring | spring | spring | shorty | spring | spring | spring | 3/2 |
- In January, Flag Beach averaged 18 kite days out of 31 (57 %). Water 20 °C, 4/3. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, Flag Beach averaged 15 kite days out of 28 (52 %). Water 19 °C, 3/2. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, Flag Beach averaged 19 kite days out of 31 (62 %). Water 20 °C, 3/2. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, Flag Beach averaged 19 kite days out of 30 (62 %). Water 20 °C, 3/2. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, Flag Beach averaged 18 kite days out of 31 (60 %). Water 21 °C, spring suit. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, Flag Beach averaged 17 kite days out of 30 (58 %). Water 22 °C, spring suit. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, Flag Beach averaged 12 kite days out of 31 (39 %). Water 23 °C, spring suit. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, Flag Beach averaged 12 kite days out of 31 (38 %). Water 24 °C, shorty. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, Flag Beach averaged 12 kite days out of 30 (39 %). Water 23 °C, spring suit. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, Flag Beach averaged 9 kite days out of 31 (30 %). Water 23 °C, spring suit. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, Flag Beach averaged 12 kite days out of 30 (42 %). Water 22 °C, spring suit. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, Flag Beach averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (51 %). Water 20 °C, 3/2. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in December got at least 5 kite days.
Good year: at least half the days of that month were kite days. x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise. Best hours: the hours from 10:00 on when the wind most often reaches 12 to 35 knots. Rain day: 1 mm or more of rain.
Source: hourly wind from the ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly model, 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025; kiteCOMPASS method v1. How we count kite days and trip odds
Best time to kitesurf in Corralejo, Fuerteventura
Best for kiting from December to June, with 51 to 62 % kite days. Water 19 to 22 °C.
Season 30 Jul to 12 Aug and 17 Sep to 30 Sep and 29 Oct to 18 Nov and 26 Nov to 8 Jul, peak 12 Mar to 1 Apr and 9 Apr to 22 Apr and 14 May to 27 May. Dates from 52 weekly values of the main spot, season from 40 % kite days, peak from 60 %, counted only in weeks with water or daytime air at 12 °C or more and at least 6 hours of daylight.
Prime months here: March, April. Each link shows where else to kite in that month.
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Trip odds by start week
Pick your start week and trip length. Each cell: of all trips of that length that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, how many in 10 got at least half their days with kite wind.
Trip odds by start week, 10 day trips, 2017 to 2025
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Colours as in the kite year: 6 in 10 and more like Prime · 4 to 5 in 10 like Good · 2 to 3 in 10 like Possible · under 2 in 10 like Off · No data hatched (fewer than 30 trips) · Ringed: this week · Raised: your start week
x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.
Source: hourly wind from the ECMWF IFS model via Open-Meteo, 2017 to 2025, kiteCOMPASS method v1. How we count
4 in 10
trips of 10 days starting in week 45 (e.g. 5 to 11 November) got at least 5 kite days in 2017 to 2025 (63 trips).
Zero wind trips: fewer than 1 in 20
about 4.2 kite days expected out of 10
Kite days per trip, 63 trips
Bars right of the line are good trips (5 kite days or more).
Is Corralejo, Fuerteventura windy?
Across the year, 49 % of days at Flag Beach are kite days. The windiest month is March with 62 %, the calmest is October with 30 %.
Wind on kite days in March comes most often from ENE (68°).
Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors
Afternoon wind9 knots(8 to 11 kn, average 12:00 to 18:00 in October)
- under 8 kn
- 8 to 11 kn
- 12 to 15 kn
- 16 to 19 kn
- 20 to 24 kn
- 25 to 29 kn
- 30 kn and more
Main kite wind by month: Jan NE, Feb ENE, Mar ENE, Apr NW, May NW, Jun N, Jul N, Aug N, Sep ENE, Oct ENE, Nov ENE, Dec ENE.
Live forecast
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Water temperature in Corralejo, Fuerteventura by month
The sea is warmest in August at 24 °C and coolest in February at 19 °C. Wetsuit: 3/2 in February, shorty in August.
Water temperature from the Open-Meteo marine archive, 2023 to 2025, monthly mean of the main spot.
Kite spots in Corralejo, Fuerteventura
Sea · main spot
Kite days by month at Flag Beach: Jan 57 %, Feb 52 %, Mar 62 %, Apr 62 %, May 60 %, Jun 58 %, Jul 39 %, Aug 38 %, Sep 39 %, Oct 30 %, Nov 42 %, Dec 51 % Sea · 2 km
Same model cell as Flag Beach: near identical numbers.
Kite days by month at Los Lobos: Jan 57 %, Feb 52 %, Mar 62 %, Apr 62 %, May 60 %, Jun 58 %, Jul 39 %, Aug 38 %, Sep 39 %, Oct 30 %, Nov 42 %, Dec 51 % Sea · 4 km
Kite days by month at Glass Beach: Jan 57 %, Feb 58 %, Mar 62 %, Apr 67 %, May 73 %, Jun 74 %, Jul 94 %, Aug 93 %, Sep 66 %, Oct 44 %, Nov 44 %, Dec 52 % Sea · 5 km
Kite days by month at Shooting Gallery: Jan 55 %, Feb 62 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 72 %, May 77 %, Jun 79 %, Jul 91 %, Aug 75 %, Sep 56 %, Oct 41 %, Nov 43 %, Dec 56 % Sea · 7 km
Kite days by month at Mejillones: Jan 55 %, Feb 62 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 72 %, May 77 %, Jun 79 %, Jul 91 %, Aug 75 %, Sep 56 %, Oct 41 %, Nov 43 %, Dec 56 % Sea · 9 km
Kite days by month at La Caleta: Jan 55 %, Feb 62 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 72 %, May 77 %, Jun 79 %, Jul 91 %, Aug 75 %, Sep 56 %, Oct 41 %, Nov 43 %, Dec 56 % Sea · 10 km
Kite days by month at Majanicho: Jan 55 %, Feb 62 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 72 %, May 77 %, Jun 79 %, Jul 91 %, Aug 75 %, Sep 56 %, Oct 41 %, Nov 43 %, Dec 56 % Sea · 11 km
Kite days by month at El Hierro: Jan 62 %, Feb 69 %, Mar 70 %, Apr 66 %, May 77 %, Jun 79 %, Jul 96 %, Aug 92 %, Sep 77 %, Oct 58 %, Nov 57 %, Dec 60 %
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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025
Model wind: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025. Water temperature: 2023 to 2025. Kite day: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn. Shares its model grid cell with 1 nearby spot, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach. Confidence: medium.
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In October, 30 % of days at Flag Beach met the kiteCOMPASS kite day rule: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn (ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025). https://kitecompass.app/kitesurfing/corralejo
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