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El Zapillo

Name: El Zapillo
Address: ESP

Best for kiting in April, with 51 % kite days. Water 17 °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.

JJan28Possible
FFeb39Possible
MMar48Good
AApr51Good
MMay44Good
JJun45Good
JJul33Possible
AAug33Possible
SSep38Possible
OOct30Possiblenow
NNov27Possible
DDec21Possible

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 highClose model cell, both models agree on the season, 9 full years. Shares its model grid cell with 1 nearby spot, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach.

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Month by month

MonthKite days% of days, verdict10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite daysWater°C, what to wear

Kite days
30 % Possibleabout 9 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 70 %
Kiteable 30 %
Too strong 0 %
Good years
0 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
10 day trip
1 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 3.0 expected
Best hours
14:00 to 17:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight
11.3 h
Water
21 °C, spring suit
Air
22 °Cdaily maximum, 22 °C during kite hours
Rain
3 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, El Zapillo averaged 9 kite days out of 31 (30 %). Water 21 °C, spring suit. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

El Zapillo

Kite days% of days	28	39	48	51	44	45	33	33	38	30	27	21
Verdictshare plus good years	Possible	Possible	Good	Good	Good	Good	Possible	Possible	Possible	Possible	Possible	Possible
10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days	2 in 10	4 in 10	5 in 10	6 in 10	5 in 10	4 in 10	2 in 10	3 in 10	3 in 10	1 in 10	1 in 10	1 in 10
Good yearsof 9, reached 50 %	0 of 9	3 of 9	2 of 9	3 of 9	4 of 9	4 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	1 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9
Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn	15 to 17	14 to 17	14 to 18	13 to 19	13 to 19	14 to 19	14 to 19	13 to 18	14 to 18	14 to 17	14 to 17	15 to 17
Daylighth	10.0	10.8	11.9	13.1	14.1	14.6	14.4	13.6	12.5	11.3	10.2	9.7
Water°C at the surface	16	16	16	17	19	22	26	27	25	21	18	17
Air°C, daily maximum	15	16	17	18	21	24	26	27	25	22	18	16
Rain days1 mm or more	3 of 31	2 of 28	7 of 31	4 of 30	2 of 31	1 of 30	0 of 31	1 of 31	2 of 30	3 of 31	3 of 30	3 of 31
Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves	5/4	5/4	4/3	4/3	3/2	spring	shorty	shorts	shorty	spring	3/2	5/4

In January, El Zapillo averaged 9 kite days out of 31 (28 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
In February, El Zapillo averaged 11 kite days out of 28 (39 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
In March, El Zapillo averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (48 %). Water 16 °C, 4/3. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
In April, El Zapillo averaged 15 kite days out of 30 (51 %). Water 17 °C, 4/3. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
In May, El Zapillo averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (44 %). Water 19 °C, 3/2. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
In June, El Zapillo averaged 13 kite days out of 30 (45 %). Water 22 °C, spring suit. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
In July, El Zapillo averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (33 %). Water 26 °C, shorty. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
In August, El Zapillo averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (33 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
In September, El Zapillo averaged 11 kite days out of 30 (38 %). Water 25 °C, shorty. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
In October, El Zapillo averaged 9 kite days out of 31 (30 %). Water 21 °C, spring suit. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
In November, El Zapillo averaged 8 kite days out of 30 (27 %). Water 18 °C, 3/2. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
In December, El Zapillo averaged 6 kite days out of 31 (21 %). Water 17 °C, 5/4. 1 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 El Zapillo

How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.

January2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.1 expected
February4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.1 expected
March5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.8 expected
April6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.0 expected
May5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.4 expected
June4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.4 expected
July2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.1 expected
August3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.5 expected
September3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.6 expected
October (now)1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.0 expected
November1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.6 expected
December1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.0 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.

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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

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

Start date

2 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: 1 in 10

about 2.7 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 April, the windiest month

Too light 49 %
Kiteable 51 %
Too strong 0 %

Too light on 49 %, kiteable on 51 %, too strong on 0 % of days.

Best hours: 13:00 to 19:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.

Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors

Wind direction varies, most often SW (225°).

Kitesurfing at El Zapillo: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at El Zapillo?

The best month is April: from 2017 to 2025, 51 % of its days were kite days.

Is El Zapillo windy in October?

Sometimes. 30 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 9 days in a typical October. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.

What is the water temperature at El Zapillo?

The water ranges from 16 °C in January to 27 °C in August. In October it is about 21 °C (wetsuit: spring suit).

How many kite days does El Zapillo get in a year?

About 132 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.

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Spot facts

Region: Andalusia
Country: Spain
Water body: Sea, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport: Almería Airport (LEI), 7 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone: UTC+02:00 in October
Coordinates: 36.8241, -2.4474
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.

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Kite days in October, % of days

El Alquián
Spain · 10 points more kite days than El Zapillo in October
40 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at El Alquián: Jan 36 %, Feb 50 %, Mar 56 %, Apr 59 %, May 52 %, Jun 54 %, Jul 39 %, Aug 41 %, Sep 49 %, Oct 40 %, Nov 34 %, Dec 31 %
Cabo de Gata
Spain · 23 points more kite days than El Zapillo in October
53 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Cabo de Gata: Jan 43 %, Feb 53 %, Mar 59 %, Apr 69 %, May 60 %, Jun 62 %, Jul 57 %, Aug 56 %, Sep 60 %, Oct 53 %, Nov 46 %, Dec 43 %
Roquetas de Mar
Spain · 11 points more kite days than El Zapillo in October
41 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Roquetas de Mar: Jan 40 %, Feb 50 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 62 %, May 53 %, Jun 55 %, Jul 42 %, Aug 44 %, Sep 50 %, Oct 41 %, Nov 41 %, Dec 36 %
Los Genoveses
Spain · 19 points more kite days than El Zapillo in October
49 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Los Genoveses: Jan 44 %, Feb 54 %, Mar 61 %, Apr 67 %, May 59 %, Jun 64 %, Jul 56 %, Aug 56 %, Sep 60 %, Oct 49 %, Nov 46 %, Dec 43 %
Punta Entinas
Spain · 23 points more kite days than El Zapillo in October
53 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Punta Entinas: Jan 49 %, Feb 55 %, Mar 62 %, Apr 66 %, May 60 %, Jun 64 %, Jul 51 %, Aug 52 %, Sep 59 %, Oct 53 %, Nov 49 %, Dec 47 %
Los Escullos
Spain · 16 points more kite days than El Zapillo in October
46 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Los Escullos: Jan 43 %, Feb 54 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 64 %, May 56 %, Jun 60 %, Jul 56 %, Aug 54 %, Sep 57 %, Oct 46 %, Nov 46 %, Dec 40 %
Mar Azul
Spain · 18 points more kite days than El Zapillo in October
48 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Mar Azul: Jan 43 %, Feb 54 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 62 %, May 57 %, Jun 57 %, Jul 49 %, Aug 47 %, Sep 55 %, Oct 48 %, Nov 44 %, Dec 41 %
Algarrobico
Spain · 12 points more kite days than El Zapillo in October
42 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Algarrobico: Jan 37 %, Feb 52 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 63 %, May 52 %, Jun 55 %, Jul 48 %, Aug 49 %, Sep 49 %, Oct 42 %, Nov 40 %, Dec 37 %

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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: high.

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In October, 30 % of days at El Zapillo 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/el-zapillo

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