Sea · Andalusia · Spain
Playa del Chanquete
Kite days peak in March at 31 %.
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. Shares its model grid cell with 1 nearby spot, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach.
Month by month
- Kite days
- 12 % Offabout 4 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 88 %
- Kiteable 12 %
- 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 1.5 expected
- Best hours
- 15:00 to 18:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 11.3 h
- Water
- 21 °C, spring suit
- Air
- 21 °Cdaily maximum, 21 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 5 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Playa del Chanquete averaged 4 kite days out of 31 (12 %). Water 21 °C, spring suit. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 26 | 26 | 31 | 28 | 19 | 28 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 23 | 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible | Off | Possible | Off | Off | Off | Off | Possible | Possible |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 2 in 10 | 2 in 10 | 2 in 10 | 1 in 10 | 1 in 10 | 3 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | 1 in 10 | 1 in 10 | 1 in 10 | 1 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 9, reached 50 % | 0 of 9 | 1 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 10 to 17 | 10 to 18 | 14 to 16 | 13 to 17 | 14 to 16 | 14 to 18 | 14 to 18 | · | 14 to 17 | 15 to 18 | 13 to 17 | 12 to 16 |
| Daylighth | 10.0 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.6 | 12.5 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 9.7 |
| Water°C at the surface | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 17 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 16 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 5 of 31 | 4 of 28 | 11 of 31 | 6 of 30 | 2 of 31 | 1 of 30 | 0 of 31 | 1 of 31 | 3 of 30 | 5 of 31 | 5 of 30 | 6 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 | shorty | shorty | spring | 3/2 | 5/4 |
- In January, Playa del Chanquete averaged 8 kite days out of 31 (26 %). Water 15 °C, 5/4. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, Playa del Chanquete averaged 7 kite days out of 28 (26 %). Water 15 °C, 5/4. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, Playa del Chanquete averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (31 %). Water 16 °C, 4/3. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, Playa del Chanquete averaged 8 kite days out of 30 (28 %). Water 17 °C, 4/3. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, Playa del Chanquete averaged 6 kite days out of 31 (19 %). Water 19 °C, 3/2. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, Playa del Chanquete averaged 8 kite days out of 30 (28 %). Water 22 °C, spring suit. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, Playa del Chanquete averaged 4 kite days out of 31 (14 %). Water 25 °C, shorty. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, Playa del Chanquete averaged 4 kite days out of 31 (12 %). Water 26 °C, shorty. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, Playa del Chanquete averaged 4 kite days out of 30 (14 %). Water 24 °C, shorty. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, Playa del Chanquete averaged 4 kite days out of 31 (12 %). Water 21 °C, spring suit. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, Playa del Chanquete averaged 7 kite days out of 30 (23 %). Water 18 °C, 3/2. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, Playa del Chanquete averaged 8 kite days out of 31 (24 %). 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 Playa del Chanquete
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 2.6 expected
- February2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.8 expected
- March2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.0 expected
- April1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.7 expected
- May1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.1 expected
- June3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.7 expected
- Julyunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.3 expected
- Augustunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.0 expected
- September1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.4 expected
- October (now)1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.5 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 2.4 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
1 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 2.5 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 March, the windiest month
- Too light 69 %
- Kiteable 31 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 69 %, kiteable on 31 %, too strong on 0 % of days.
Best hours: 14:00 to 16:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.
Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors
Wind direction varies, most often ESE (113°).
Kitesurfing at Playa del Chanquete: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Playa del Chanquete?
No month reaches 50 % kite days. The windiest month is March, when 31 % of days were kite days from 2017 to 2025.
Is Playa del Chanquete windy in October?
Rarely. 12 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 4 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 Playa del Chanquete?
The water ranges from 15 °C in January to 26 °C in August. In October it is about 21 °C (wetsuit: spring suit).
How many kite days does Playa del Chanquete get in a year?
About 78 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
- Andalusia
- Country
- Spain
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport (AGP), 14 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00 in October
- Coordinates
- 36.7165, -4.3485
- 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 Malagueta
Spain · same kite days as Playa del Chanquete in October
12 %Kite days by month at La Malagueta: Jan 26 %, Feb 26 %, Mar 31 %, Apr 28 %, May 19 %, Jun 28 %, Jul 14 %, Aug 12 %, Sep 14 %, Oct 12 %, Nov 23 %, Dec 24 % - Benajarafe
Spain · same kite days as Playa del Chanquete in October
12 %Kite days by month at Benajarafe: Jan 18 %, Feb 24 %, Mar 26 %, Apr 29 %, May 17 %, Jun 19 %, Jul 12 %, Aug 8 %, Sep 13 %, Oct 12 %, Nov 16 %, Dec 19 % - Playamar
Spain · same kite days as Playa del Chanquete in October
12 %Kite days by month at Playamar: Jan 24 %, Feb 22 %, Mar 27 %, Apr 27 %, May 17 %, Jun 31 %, Jul 19 %, Aug 12 %, Sep 14 %, Oct 12 %, Nov 15 %, Dec 19 % - Torrox
Spain · 7 points more kite days than Playa del Chanquete in October
19 %Kite days by month at Torrox: Jan 27 %, Feb 37 %, Mar 37 %, Apr 34 %, May 20 %, Jun 19 %, Jul 13 %, Aug 9 %, Sep 15 %, Oct 19 %, Nov 30 %, Dec 29 % - El Playazo
Spain · 7 points more kite days than Playa del Chanquete in October
19 %Kite days by month at El Playazo: Jan 26 %, Feb 35 %, Mar 39 %, Apr 34 %, May 17 %, Jun 20 %, Jul 12 %, Aug 8 %, Sep 16 %, Oct 19 %, Nov 29 %, Dec 28 % - Cabopino
Spain · 13 points more kite days than Playa del Chanquete in October
25 %Kite days by month at Cabopino: Jan 35 %, Feb 46 %, Mar 49 %, Apr 50 %, May 29 %, Jun 37 %, Jul 24 %, Aug 17 %, Sep 23 %, Oct 25 %, Nov 33 %, Dec 35 % - Río Real
Spain · 13 points more kite days than Playa del Chanquete in October
25 %Kite days by month at Río Real: Jan 32 %, Feb 43 %, Mar 47 %, Apr 47 %, May 28 %, Jun 36 %, Jul 21 %, Aug 16 %, Sep 22 %, Oct 25 %, Nov 32 %, Dec 32 % - La Herradura Rio Jate
Spain · 5 points more kite days than Playa del Chanquete in October
17 %Kite days by month at La Herradura Rio Jate: Jan 22 %, Feb 30 %, Mar 37 %, Apr 32 %, May 18 %, Jun 20 %, Jul 11 %, Aug 6 %, Sep 15 %, Oct 17 %, Nov 24 %, Dec 24 %
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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, 12 % of days at Playa del Chanquete 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/playa-del-chanquete
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