Sea · Autonomous Community of the Basque Country · Spain
La Arena
Kite days peak in November at 47 %.
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.
Month by month
- Kite days
- 33 % Possibleabout 10 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 67 %
- Kiteable 33 %
- Too strong 0 %
- Good years
- 0 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
- 10 day trip
- 3 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 3.5 expected
- Best hours
- 10:00 to 18:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 11.1 h
- Water
- 19 °C, 3/2
- Air
- 19 °Cdaily maximum, 18 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 13 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, La Arena averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (33 %). Water 19 °C, 3/2. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 40 | 41 | 46 | 35 | 33 | 24 | 20 | 29 | 27 | 33 | 47 | 43 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | Good | Good | Good | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible | Good | Good |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 4 in 10 | 5 in 10 | 5 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 2 in 10 | 2 in 10 | 1 in 10 | 2 in 10 | 2 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 4 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 9, reached 50 % | 0 of 9 | 2 of 9 | 3 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 3 of 9 | 1 of 9 |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 10 to 17 | 10 to 18 | 10 to 17 | 10 to 18 | 14 to 16 | 15 to 17 | 14 to 17 | 14 to 17 | 14 to 17 | 10 to 18 | 10 to 16 | 10 to 17 |
| Daylighth | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.9 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.6 | 11.1 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| Water°C at the surface | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 16 of 31 | 13 of 28 | 16 of 31 | 13 of 30 | 13 of 31 | 13 of 30 | 11 of 31 | 11 of 31 | 13 of 30 | 13 of 31 | 17 of 30 | 17 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves | 5/4 | 6/5+ | 6/5+ | 5/4 | 5/4 | 4/3 | spring | spring | 3/2 | 3/2 | 5/4 | 5/4 |
- In January, La Arena averaged 12 kite days out of 31 (40 %). Water 14 °C, 5/4. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, La Arena averaged 11 kite days out of 28 (41 %). Water 13 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, La Arena averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (46 %). Water 13 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, La Arena averaged 10 kite days out of 30 (35 %). Water 15 °C, 5/4. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, La Arena averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (33 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, La Arena averaged 7 kite days out of 30 (24 %). Water 20 °C, 4/3. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, La Arena averaged 6 kite days out of 31 (20 %). Water 22 °C, spring suit. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, La Arena averaged 9 kite days out of 31 (29 %). Water 23 °C, spring suit. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, La Arena averaged 8 kite days out of 30 (27 %). Water 21 °C, 3/2. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, La Arena averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (33 %). Water 19 °C, 3/2. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, La Arena averaged 14 kite days out of 30 (47 %). Water 17 °C, 5/4. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, La Arena averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (43 %). Water 15 °C, 5/4. 4 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 La Arena
How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.
- January4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.1 expected
- February5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.4 expected
- March5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.4 expected
- April3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.3 expected
- May2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.1 expected
- June2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.3 expected
- July1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.1 expected
- August2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.9 expected
- September2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.9 expected
- October (now)3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.5 expected
- November4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.5 expected
- December4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.3 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
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 4.6 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 November, the windiest month
- Too light 53 %
- Kiteable 47 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 53 %, kiteable on 47 %, too strong on 0 % of days.
Best hours: 10:00 to 16:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.
Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors
Wind mostly from W (270°), fairly steady direction.
Kitesurfing at La Arena: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at La Arena?
No month reaches 50 % kite days. The windiest month is November, when 47 % of days were kite days from 2017 to 2025.
Is La Arena windy in October?
Sometimes. 33 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 10 days in a typical October. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.
What is the water temperature at La Arena?
The water ranges from 13 °C in February to 23 °C in August. In October it is about 19 °C (wetsuit: 3/2).
How many kite days does La Arena get in a year?
About 127 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
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Spot facts
- Region
- Autonomous Community of the Basque Country
- Country
- Spain
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Bilbao Airport (BIO), 17 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00 in October
- Coordinates
- 43.3494, -3.1140
- 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 Autonomous Community of the Basque Country
Kite days in October, % of days
- Ereaga
Spain · 9 points fewer kite days than La Arena in October
24 %Kite days by month at Ereaga: Jan 33 %, Feb 28 %, Mar 35 %, Apr 21 %, May 20 %, Jun 17 %, Jul 12 %, Aug 15 %, Sep 18 %, Oct 24 %, Nov 38 %, Dec 37 % - Bakio
Spain · 4 points more kite days than La Arena in October
37 %Kite days by month at Bakio: Jan 43 %, Feb 39 %, Mar 43 %, Apr 31 %, May 30 %, Jun 25 %, Jul 18 %, Aug 19 %, Sep 29 %, Oct 37 %, Nov 47 %, Dec 46 % - Mundaka, Playa de Laida
Spain · same kite days as La Arena in October
33 %Kite days by month at Mundaka, Playa de Laida: Jan 43 %, Feb 35 %, Mar 39 %, Apr 25 %, May 26 %, Jun 22 %, Jul 17 %, Aug 14 %, Sep 25 %, Oct 33 %, Nov 44 %, Dec 45 % - Zarautz
Spain · 5 points fewer kite days than La Arena in October
28 %Kite days by month at Zarautz: Jan 35 %, Feb 28 %, Mar 33 %, Apr 23 %, May 22 %, Jun 15 %, Jul 13 %, Aug 13 %, Sep 16 %, Oct 28 %, Nov 39 %, Dec 38 % - Zurriola
Spain · 13 points fewer kite days than La Arena in October
20 %Kite days by month at Zurriola: Jan 30 %, Feb 23 %, Mar 27 %, Apr 15 %, May 15 %, Jun 9 %, Jul 7 %, Aug 8 %, Sep 9 %, Oct 20 %, Nov 30 %, Dec 31 %
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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. Confidence: high.
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In October, 33 % of days at La Arena 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/la-arena
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