Sea · Canary Islands · Spain
Bahia de El Médano, Playa Sur
Best for kiting all year except April, with 51 to 75 % kite days. Water 20 to 24 °C.
A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 knots (gusts up to 45) between 10:00 and 19:00, in daylight. Percentages are the share of such days in each month, counted over 9 years.
- Prime 60 % and more
- Good 40 to 59 %
- Possible 20 to 39 %
- Off under 20 %
- No data hatched
- Ringed: this 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.
Confidence highHourly model data, 2017 to 2025, checked against the season shape of a nearby weather station, a regional model or a documented season. Shares its model grid cell with 3 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach.
Month by month
- Kite days
- 51 % Goodabout 16 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 49 %
- Kiteable 51 %
- Too strong 0 %
- Good years
- 5 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
- 10 day trip
- 6 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 5.1 expected
- Best hours
- 11:00 to 19:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 11.5 h
- Water
- 24 °C, shorty
- Air
- 25 °Cdaily maximum, 24 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 1 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Bahia de El Médano, Playa Sur averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (51 %). Water 24 °C, shorty. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 55 | 54 | 53 | 40 | 56 | 56 | 75 | 75 | 64 | 51 | 53 | 51 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Good | Good |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 7 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 6 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 9, reached 50 % | 5 of 9 | 6 of 9 | 6 of 9 | 2 of 9 | 5 of 9 | 6 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 5 of 9 | 5 of 9 | 4 of 9 |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 11 to 18 | 11 to 18 | 11 to 18 | 12 to 19 | 12 to 19 | 12 to 19 | 12 to 19 | 12 to 19 | 12 to 19 | 11 to 19 | 10 to 17 | 11 to 17 |
| Daylighth | 10.6 | 11.2 | 12.0 | 12.8 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.1 | 12.4 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 10.4 |
| Water°C at the surface | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 1 of 31 | 2 of 28 | 2 of 31 | 2 of 30 | 1 of 31 | 2 of 30 | 0 of 31 | 1 of 31 | 1 of 30 | 1 of 31 | 2 of 30 | 3 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves | 3/2 | 3/2 | 3/2 | spring | spring | spring | spring | shorty | shorty | shorty | spring | 3/2 |
- In January, Bahia de El Médano, Playa Sur averaged 17 kite days out of 31 (55 %). Water 21 °C, 3/2. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, Bahia de El Médano, Playa Sur averaged 15 kite days out of 28 (54 %). Water 20 °C, 3/2. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, Bahia de El Médano, Playa Sur averaged 17 kite days out of 31 (53 %). Water 20 °C, 3/2. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, Bahia de El Médano, Playa Sur averaged 12 kite days out of 30 (40 %). Water 21 °C, spring suit. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, Bahia de El Médano, Playa Sur averaged 17 kite days out of 31 (56 %). Water 21 °C, spring suit. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, Bahia de El Médano, Playa Sur averaged 17 kite days out of 30 (56 %). Water 22 °C, spring suit. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, Bahia de El Médano, Playa Sur averaged 23 kite days out of 31 (75 %). Water 23 °C, spring suit. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, Bahia de El Médano, Playa Sur averaged 23 kite days out of 31 (75 %). Water 24 °C, shorty. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, Bahia de El Médano, Playa Sur averaged 19 kite days out of 30 (64 %). Water 24 °C, shorty. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, Bahia de El Médano, Playa Sur averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (51 %). Water 24 °C, shorty. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, Bahia de El Médano, Playa Sur averaged 16 kite days out of 30 (53 %). Water 23 °C, spring suit. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, Bahia de El Médano, Playa Sur averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (51 %). Water 22 °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: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly model wind, 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025. How we count kite days and trip odds
Trip odds at Bahia de El Médano, Playa Sur
How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.
- January7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.6 expected
- February7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.5 expected
- March6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.1 expected
- April4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.3 expected
- May7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.6 expected
- June7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.0 expected
- July9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.2 expected
- August9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.5 expected
- September8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.5 expected
- October (now)6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.1 expected
- November6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.3 expected
- December6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.0 expected
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.
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
6 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 5.8 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).
How the wind behaves
In July, the windiest month
- Too light 25 %
- Kiteable 75 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 25 %, kiteable on 75 %, too strong on 0 % of days.
Best hours: 12:00 to 19:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.
Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors
Wind steadily from ENE (68°).
Kitesurfing at Bahia de El Médano, Playa Sur: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Bahia de El Médano, Playa Sur?
The best months are all year except April: from 2017 to 2025, 51 to 75 % of days in those months were kite days.
Is Bahia de El Médano, Playa Sur windy in October?
Yes, often. 51 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 16 days in a typical October. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.
What is the water temperature at Bahia de El Médano, Playa Sur?
The water ranges from 20 °C in February to 24 °C in August. In October it is about 24 °C (wetsuit: shorty).
How many kite days does Bahia de El Médano, Playa Sur get in a year?
About 209 days a year were kite days from 2017 to 2025, out of 365. 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.
Live forecast
The numbers above are long term averages. The forecast shows the next days.
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Spot facts
- Region
- Canary Islands
- Country
- Spain
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Tenerife Sur Airport (TFS), 3 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 in October
- Coordinates
- 28.0406, -16.5427
- Model
- ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly
Conditions, checked against kite guides
Water state, flat areas, waves and whether schools teach here, from kite sources, not from satellite images.
Not yet checked against kite guides. We research spot conditions one by one and show only what a kite source says.
Nearby kite spots in Canary Islands
Kite days in October, % of days
- El Cabezo
Spain · same kite days as Bahia de El Médano, Playa Sur in October
51 %Kite days by month at El Cabezo: Jan 55 %, Feb 54 %, Mar 53 %, Apr 40 %, May 56 %, Jun 56 %, Jul 75 %, Aug 75 %, Sep 64 %, Oct 51 %, Nov 53 %, Dec 51 % - Las Americas
Spain · 41 points fewer kite days than Bahia de El Médano, Playa Sur in October
10 %Kite days by month at Las Americas: Jan 19 %, Feb 20 %, Mar 23 %, Apr 20 %, May 12 %, Jun 12 %, Jul 5 %, Aug 8 %, Sep 6 %, Oct 10 %, Nov 15 %, Dec 21 % - Puerto de Güimar
Spain · 11 points fewer kite days than Bahia de El Médano, Playa Sur in October
40 %Kite days by month at Puerto de Güimar: Jan 41 %, Feb 40 %, Mar 49 %, Apr 47 %, May 63 %, Jun 67 %, Jul 88 %, Aug 82 %, Sep 68 %, Oct 40 %, Nov 36 %, Dec 33 % - Alcalá
Spain · 44 points fewer kite days than Bahia de El Médano, Playa Sur in October
7 %Kite days by month at Alcalá: Jan 17 %, Feb 22 %, Mar 25 %, Apr 19 %, May 17 %, Jun 15 %, Jul 9 %, Aug 5 %, Sep 10 %, Oct 7 %, Nov 19 %, Dec 16 % - El Socorro, Güimar
Spain · 5 points fewer kite days than Bahia de El Médano, Playa Sur in October
46 %Kite days by month at El Socorro, Güimar: Jan 50 %, Feb 50 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 53 %, May 70 %, Jun 73 %, Jul 95 %, Aug 90 %, Sep 72 %, Oct 46 %, Nov 46 %, Dec 41 % - Galdar
Spain · 5 points fewer kite days than Bahia de El Médano, Playa Sur in October
46 %Kite days by month at Galdar: Jan 58 %, Feb 55 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 42 %, May 48 %, Jun 49 %, Jul 77 %, Aug 67 %, Sep 59 %, Oct 46 %, Nov 47 %, Dec 51 % - Los Enanos
Spain · 42 points fewer kite days than Bahia de El Médano, Playa Sur in October
9 %Kite days by month at Los Enanos: Jan 23 %, Feb 21 %, Mar 15 %, Apr 7 %, May 3 %, Jun 1 %, Jul 0 %, Aug 2 %, Sep 4 %, Oct 9 %, Nov 15 %, Dec 22 % - Maspalomas
Spain · 28 points fewer kite days than Bahia de El Médano, Playa Sur in October
23 %Kite days by month at Maspalomas: Jan 32 %, Feb 30 %, Mar 39 %, Apr 24 %, May 33 %, Jun 36 %, Jul 66 %, Aug 59 %, Sep 35 %, Oct 23 %, Nov 27 %, Dec 30 %
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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 3 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach. Confidence: high.
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In October, 51 % of days at Bahia de El Médano, Playa Sur 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/spot/bahia-de-el-medano-playa-sur
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