Sea · Valencian Community · Spain
Peñíscola, Playa Norte
Kite days peak in March at 33 %.
- Prime 60 %+
- Good 40 %+
- Possible 20 %+
- Off under 20 %
- Ringed: this month
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- Kite days
- 22%
- kite days
- Possible
- Wind
- 8kn
- from SSW
- average 12:00 to 18:00
- Water
- 23°C
- spring suit
- water
- Trip odds
- 1in 10
- 10 day trips good
- about 2.5 kite days of 10
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How we know thisConfidence high
Confidence. Hourly model data, 2017 to 2025, checked against the season shape of a nearby weather station, a regional model or a documented season.
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.
Best months: at least half the days are kite days (50 % or more), outside the cold months. The colours grade every month on their own scale: Prime from 60 %, Good from 40 %, Possible from 20 %.
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.
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.
How the wind behaves
In March, the windiest month
Afternoon wind 10 knots, average 12:00 to 18:00.
- Too light 67 %
- Kiteable 33 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 67 %, kiteable on 33 %, too strong on 0 % of days.
Best hours: 14:00 to 18:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.
Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors
Wind direction varies, most often SSW (203°).
Month by month
- Kite days
- 22 % Possibleabout 7 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 78 %
- Kiteable 22 %
- Too strong 0 %
- 10 day trip
- 1 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 2.5 expected
- Best hours
- 14:00 to 18:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 11.2 h
- Water
- 23 °C, spring suit
- Air
- 22 °Cdaily maximum, 21 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 8 of 31with 1 mm or more
| Kite days% of days | 26 | 20 | 33 | 30 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 30 | 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible | Off | Off | Off | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 2 in 10 | 2 in 10 | 2 in 10 | 2 in 10 | 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | 1 in 10 | 1 in 10 | 1 in 10 | 1 in 10 | 2 in 10 | 1 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 0, reached 50 % | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 12 to 17 | 11 to 18 | 14 to 18 | 14 to 19 | 14 to 18 | 16 to 17 | 16 to 17 | 15 to 18 | 14 to 18 | 14 to 18 | 13 to 17 | 10 to 16 |
| Daylighth | 9.7 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 13.3 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.8 | 12.5 | 11.2 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| Water°C at the surface | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 15 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 15 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 4 of 31 | 3 of 28 | 8 of 31 | 6 of 30 | 5 of 31 | 3 of 30 | 2 of 31 | 3 of 31 | 8 of 30 | 8 of 31 | 6 of 30 | 4 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves | 5/4 | 6/5+ | 5/4 | 5/4 | 3/2 | shorty | shorts | shorts | shorty | spring | 4/3 | 5/4 |
Good years are not shown here: this spot has no complete per year values, because the two models drift apart over the years. 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 by start week
Pick your start week and trip length.
Trip odds by start week, 10 day trips, 2017 to 2025
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- 2
- 3
- 2
- 2
- 1
- 0
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- 3
- 2
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- 2
- 1
- 2
- 2
- 3
- 1
- 0
- 3
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 1
- 1
- 0
- 1
- 2
- 0
- 1
- 1
- 0
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- 0
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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
Source: hourly wind from the ECMWF IFS model via Open-Meteo, 2017 to 2025, kiteCOMPASS method v1. How we count
3 in 10
trips of 10 days starting in week 47 (e.g. 19 to 25 November) got at least 5 kite days in 2017 to 2025 (63 trips).
Zero wind trips: fewer than 1 in 20
about 3.3 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).
Kitesurfing at Peñíscola, Playa Norte: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Peñíscola, Playa Norte?
No month reaches 50 % kite days. The windiest month is March, when 33 % of days were kite days from 2017 to 2025.
Is Peñíscola, Playa Norte windy in October?
Sometimes. 22 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 7 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 Peñíscola, Playa Norte?
The water ranges from 13 °C in February to 28 °C in August. In October it is about 23 °C (wetsuit: spring suit).
How many kite days does Peñíscola, Playa Norte get in a year?
About 85 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
- Valencian Community
- Country
- Spain
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Castellón-Costa Azahar Airport (CDT), 36 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00 in October
- Coordinates
- 40.3996, 0.4176
- 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 by month in Port de Sagunt: Jan 25 %, Feb 15 %, Mar 36 %, Apr 23 %, May 21 %, Jun 13 %, Jul 10 %, Aug 9 %, Sep 14 %, Oct 18 %, Nov 25 %, Dec 23 % - 23% kite days
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Kite days by month in Port Saplaya: Jan 30 %, Feb 18 %, Mar 43 %, Apr 33 %, May 30 %, Jun 21 %, Jul 20 %, Aug 18 %, Sep 22 %, Oct 23 %, Nov 30 %, Dec 30 % - 28% kite days
La Patacona120 km
9 kn WSW23 °C spring suitsea
Kite days by month in La Patacona: Jan 31 %, Feb 21 %, Mar 46 %, Apr 39 %, May 34 %, Jun 24 %, Jul 28 %, Aug 25 %, Sep 29 %, Oct 28 %, Nov 30 %, Dec 33 % - 28% kite days
El Saler130 km
8 kn NE23 °C spring suitsea
Kite days by month in El Saler: Jan 32 %, Feb 22 %, Mar 50 %, Apr 35 %, May 36 %, Jun 29 %, Jul 35 %, Aug 31 %, Sep 32 %, Oct 28 %, Nov 31 %, Dec 34 %
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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, 22 % of days at Peñíscola, Playa Norte 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/peniscola-playa-norte
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