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Los Lobos

Name: Los Lobos
Address: ESP

Best for kiting from December to June, with 51 to 62 % kite days. Water 19 to 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.

JJan57Good
FFeb52Good
MMar62Prime
AApr62Prime
MMay60Good
JJun58Good
JJul39Possible
AAug38Possible
SSep39Possible
OOct30Possiblenow
NNov42Good
DDec51Good

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 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
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, Los Lobos 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.

Los Lobos

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	19	20	21	22	23	23	23	23	22	21
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	spring	spring	spring	spring	3/2

In January, Los Lobos 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, Los Lobos 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, Los Lobos averaged 19 kite days out of 31 (62 %). Water 19 °C, 3/2. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
In April, Los Lobos 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, Los Lobos 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, Los Lobos 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, Los Lobos 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, Los Lobos averaged 12 kite days out of 31 (38 %). Water 23 °C, spring suit. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
In September, Los Lobos 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, Los Lobos 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, Los Lobos 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, Los Lobos averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (51 %). Water 21 °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 Los Lobos

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

January6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.8 expected
February6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.3 expected
March8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.1 expected
April8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.2 expected
May7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.0 expected
June7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.7 expected
July4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.8 expected
August3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.7 expected
September4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.0 expected
October (now)2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.1 expected
November5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.3 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.

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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

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).

How the wind behaves

In April, the windiest month

Too light 38 %
Kiteable 62 %
Too strong 0 %

Too light on 38 %, kiteable on 62 %, too strong on 0 % of days.

Best hours: 15:00 to 19:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.

Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors

Wind mostly from NW (315°), fairly steady direction.

Kitesurfing at Los Lobos: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Los Lobos?

The best months are December to June: from 2017 to 2025, 51 to 62 % of days in those months were kite days.

Is Los Lobos windy in October?

Sometimes. 30 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 9 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 Los Lobos?

The water ranges from 19 °C in February to 23 °C in July. In October it is about 23 °C (wetsuit: spring suit).

How many kite days does Los Lobos get in a year?

About 179 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: Canary Islands
Country: Spain
Water body: Sea, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport: César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport (ACE), 32 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone: UTC+01:00 in October
Coordinates: 28.7387, -13.8274
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

Glass Beach
Spain · 14 points more kite days than Los Lobos in October
44 %
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 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 %
Majanicho
Spain · 11 points more kite days than Los Lobos 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 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 %
El Hierro
Spain · 28 points more kite days than Los Lobos in October
58 %
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 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 %
Playa Dorada
Spain · 22 points more kite days than Los Lobos in October
52 %
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 Playa Dorada: Jan 55 %, Feb 64 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 72 %, May 82 %, Jun 81 %, Jul 96 %, Aug 93 %, Sep 73 %, Oct 52 %, Nov 52 %, Dec 57 %
Faro de Tostón
Spain · 27 points more kite days than Los Lobos in October
57 %
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 Faro de Tostón: Jan 60 %, Feb 69 %, Mar 71 %, Apr 66 %, May 71 %, Jun 76 %, Jul 94 %, Aug 90 %, Sep 75 %, Oct 57 %, Nov 58 %, Dec 58 %
El Cotillo
Spain · 26 points more kite days than Los Lobos in October
56 %
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 Cotillo: Jan 59 %, Feb 68 %, Mar 71 %, Apr 66 %, May 71 %, Jun 77 %, Jul 92 %, Aug 89 %, Sep 73 %, Oct 56 %, Nov 55 %, Dec 54 %
Puerto Lajas
Spain · 5 points more kite days than Los Lobos in October
35 %
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 Puerto Lajas: Jan 44 %, Feb 48 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 60 %, May 69 %, Jun 69 %, Jul 86 %, Aug 76 %, Sep 54 %, Oct 35 %, Nov 39 %, Dec 42 %
Playa de Janubio
Spain · 26 points more kite days than Los Lobos in October
56 %
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 Playa de Janubio: Jan 55 %, Feb 64 %, Mar 68 %, Apr 69 %, May 76 %, Jun 79 %, Jul 98 %, Aug 94 %, Sep 76 %, Oct 56 %, Nov 58 %, Dec 54 %

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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 Los Lobos 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/los-lobos

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