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Isla Canela

Name: Isla Canela
Address: ESP

Best for kiting in June, with 51 % kite days. Water 22 °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.

JJan24Possible
FFeb20Possible
MMar34Possible
AApr45Good
MMay42Good
JJun51Good
JJul46Good
AAug36Possible
SSep29Possible
OOct25Possiblenow
NNov25Possible
DDec20Possible

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 mediumECMWF IFS and ERA5 disagree on the shape of the season here. Shares its model grid cell with 2 nearby spots, 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
25 % Possibleabout 8 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 75 %
Kiteable 25 %
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 2.7 expected
Best hours
16:00 to 19:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight
11.3 h
Water
21 °C, spring suit
Air
22 °Cdaily maximum, 21 °C during kite hours
Rain
6 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, Isla Canela averaged 8 kite days out of 31 (25 %). Water 21 °C, spring suit. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

Isla Canela

Kite days% of days	24	20	34	45	42	51	46	36	29	25	25	20
Verdictshare plus good years	Possible	Possible	Possible	Good	Good	Good	Good	Possible	Possible	Possible	Possible	Possible
10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days	2 in 10	1 in 10	3 in 10	5 in 10	5 in 10	6 in 10	5 in 10	3 in 10	2 in 10	2 in 10	1 in 10	1 in 10
Good yearsof 9, reached 50 %	0 of 9	0 of 9	1 of 9	4 of 9	3 of 9	5 of 9	3 of 9	1 of 9	1 of 9	1 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9
Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn	10 to 18	10 to 18	14 to 19	16 to 19	16 to 19	16 to 19	16 to 19	16 to 18	17 to 19	16 to 19	15 to 17	10 to 17
Daylighth	9.9	10.8	11.9	13.1	14.1	14.7	14.4	13.6	12.5	11.3	10.2	9.7
Water°C at the surface	16	16	16	18	19	22	23	24	21	21	18	16
Air°C, daily maximum	15	16	17	18	21	23	26	26	24	22	18	16
Rain days1 mm or more	5 of 31	5 of 28	9 of 31	7 of 30	2 of 31	2 of 30	0 of 31	0 of 31	2 of 30	6 of 31	7 of 30	7 of 31
Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves	5/4	5/4	5/4	4/3	3/2	spring	spring	shorty	spring	spring	3/2	4/3

In January, Isla Canela averaged 7 kite days out of 31 (24 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
In February, Isla Canela averaged 6 kite days out of 28 (20 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
In March, Isla Canela averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (34 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
In April, Isla Canela averaged 14 kite days out of 30 (45 %). Water 18 °C, 4/3. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
In May, Isla Canela averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (42 %). Water 19 °C, 3/2. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
In June, Isla Canela averaged 15 kite days out of 30 (51 %). Water 22 °C, spring suit. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
In July, Isla Canela averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (46 %). Water 23 °C, spring suit. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
In August, Isla Canela averaged 11 kite days out of 31 (36 %). Water 24 °C, shorty. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
In September, Isla Canela averaged 9 kite days out of 30 (29 %). Water 21 °C, spring suit. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
In October, Isla Canela averaged 8 kite days out of 31 (25 %). Water 21 °C, spring suit. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
In November, Isla Canela averaged 7 kite days out of 30 (25 %). Water 18 °C, 3/2. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
In December, Isla Canela averaged 6 kite days out of 31 (20 %). Water 16 °C, 4/3. 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 Isla Canela

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 2.5 expected
February1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.2 expected
March3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.5 expected
April5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.5 expected
May5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.3 expected
June6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.0 expected
July5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.6 expected
August3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.5 expected
September2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.6 expected
October (now)2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.7 expected
November1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.3 expected
December1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.9 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: 3 in 10

about 2.4 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 June, 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: 16:00 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 SW (225°).

Kitesurfing at Isla Canela: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Isla Canela?

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

Is Isla Canela windy in October?

Sometimes. 25 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 8 days in a typical October. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.

What is the water temperature at Isla Canela?

The water ranges from 16 °C in January to 24 °C in August. In October it is about 21 °C (wetsuit: spring suit).

How many kite days does Isla Canela get in a year?

About 121 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: Jerez Airport (XRY), 127 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone: UTC+02:00 in October
Coordinates: 37.1724, -7.3828
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 Andalusia

Kite days in October, % of days

La Antilla
Spain · 1 point fewer kite days than Isla Canela in October
24 %
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 La Antilla: Jan 26 %, Feb 21 %, Mar 37 %, Apr 42 %, May 41 %, Jun 53 %, Jul 43 %, Aug 32 %, Sep 27 %, Oct 24 %, Nov 25 %, Dec 22 %
El Portil
Spain · 1 point fewer kite days than Isla Canela in October
24 %
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 El Portil: Jan 23 %, Feb 21 %, Mar 33 %, Apr 37 %, May 33 %, Jun 44 %, Jul 32 %, Aug 23 %, Sep 22 %, Oct 24 %, Nov 21 %, Dec 20 %
La Canaleta
Spain · 6 points fewer kite days than Isla Canela in October
19 %
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 La Canaleta: Jan 21 %, Feb 19 %, Mar 31 %, Apr 32 %, May 29 %, Jun 38 %, Jul 25 %, Aug 15 %, Sep 16 %, Oct 19 %, Nov 19 %, Dec 18 %
Mazagón
Spain · 1 point fewer kite days than Isla Canela in October
24 %
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 Mazagón: Jan 30 %, Feb 24 %, Mar 38 %, Apr 45 %, May 42 %, Jun 54 %, Jul 46 %, Aug 29 %, Sep 27 %, Oct 24 %, Nov 29 %, Dec 30 %
Matalascañas
Spain · 4 points fewer kite days than Isla Canela in October
21 %
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 Matalascañas: Jan 26 %, Feb 19 %, Mar 39 %, Apr 41 %, May 37 %, Jun 46 %, Jul 35 %, Aug 23 %, Sep 21 %, Oct 21 %, Nov 24 %, Dec 23 %
Gaspar
Spain · 2 points fewer kite days than Isla Canela in October
23 %
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 Gaspar: Jan 33 %, Feb 24 %, Mar 38 %, Apr 39 %, May 34 %, Jun 36 %, Jul 24 %, Aug 19 %, Sep 20 %, Oct 23 %, Nov 30 %, Dec 29 %
Punta de Malandar
Spain · same kite days as Isla Canela in October
25 %
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 de Malandar: Jan 33 %, Feb 24 %, Mar 41 %, Apr 43 %, May 37 %, Jun 45 %, Jul 32 %, Aug 25 %, Sep 24 %, Oct 25 %, Nov 30 %, Dec 29 %
La Ballena
Spain · 6 points more kite days than Isla Canela in October
31 %
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 La Ballena: Jan 37 %, Feb 31 %, Mar 44 %, Apr 44 %, May 40 %, Jun 41 %, Jul 28 %, Aug 24 %, Sep 24 %, Oct 31 %, Nov 34 %, Dec 32 %

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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 2 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach. Confidence: medium.

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In October, 25 % of days at Isla Canela 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/isla-canela

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