Sea · Catalonia · Spain
Salou
Kite days peak in March at 42 %.
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
- 28 % Possibleabout 9 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 72 %
- Kiteable 28 %
- Too strong 0 %
- Good years
- 0 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
- 10 day trip
- 2 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 2.9 expected
- Best hours
- 15:00 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, 22 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 9 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Salou averaged 9 kite days out of 31 (28 %). Water 23 °C, spring suit. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 35 | 30 | 42 | 41 | 36 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 38 | 28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | Possible | Possible | Good | Good | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 3 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 2 in 10 | 1 in 10 | 1 in 10 | 1 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 2 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 2 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 9, reached 50 % | 2 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 1 of 9 | 3 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 1 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 1 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 2 of 9 | 0 of 9 |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 10 to 17 | 11 to 17 | 13 to 18 | 15 to 19 | 15 to 18 | 15 to 16 | 15 to 18 | 16 to 18 | 15 to 19 | 15 to 18 | 10 to 17 | 11 to 16 |
| Daylighth | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.5 | 11.2 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| Water°C at the surface | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 16 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 15 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 4 of 31 | 4 of 28 | 7 of 31 | 6 of 30 | 5 of 31 | 4 of 30 | 3 of 31 | 5 of 31 | 9 of 30 | 9 of 31 | 6 of 30 | 5 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves | 5/4 | 4/3 | 4/3 | 4/3 | 3/2 | spring | shorty | shorts | shorty | spring | 4/3 | 5/4 |
- In January, Salou averaged 11 kite days out of 31 (35 %). Water 15 °C, 5/4. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, Salou averaged 8 kite days out of 28 (30 %). Water 14 °C, 4/3. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, Salou averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (42 %). Water 15 °C, 4/3. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, Salou averaged 12 kite days out of 30 (41 %). Water 16 °C, 4/3. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, Salou averaged 11 kite days out of 31 (36 %). Water 19 °C, 3/2. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, Salou averaged 7 kite days out of 30 (23 %). Water 23 °C, spring suit. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, Salou averaged 7 kite days out of 31 (23 %). Water 26 °C, shorty. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, Salou averaged 7 kite days out of 31 (24 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, Salou averaged 9 kite days out of 30 (29 %). Water 25 °C, shorty. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, Salou averaged 9 kite days out of 31 (28 %). Water 23 °C, spring suit. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, Salou averaged 11 kite days out of 30 (38 %). Water 18 °C, 4/3. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, Salou averaged 9 kite days out of 31 (28 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. 2 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 Salou
How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.
- January3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.6 expected
- February3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.3 expected
- March4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.2 expected
- April4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.9 expected
- May2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.2 expected
- June1 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 2.4 expected
- August1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.4 expected
- September3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.0 expected
- October (now)2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.9 expected
- November3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.6 expected
- December2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.8 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
3 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 3.6 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 March, the windiest month
- Too light 58 %
- Kiteable 42 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 58 %, kiteable on 42 %, too strong on 0 % of days.
Best hours: 13:00 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 WNW (293°).
Kitesurfing at Salou: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Salou?
No month reaches 50 % kite days. The windiest month is March, when 42 % of days were kite days from 2017 to 2025.
Is Salou windy in October?
Sometimes. 28 % 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 Salou?
The water ranges from 14 °C in February to 28 °C in August. In October it is about 23 °C (wetsuit: spring suit).
How many kite days does Salou get in a year?
About 114 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
The numbers above are long term averages. The forecast shows the next days.
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Spot facts
- Region
- Catalonia
- Country
- Spain
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Reus Airport (REU), 9 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00 in October
- Coordinates
- 41.0737, 1.1391
- 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 Catalonia
Kite days in October, % of days
- Cambrils
Spain · 2 points fewer kite days than Salou in October
26 %Kite days by month at Cambrils: Jan 44 %, Feb 30 %, Mar 34 %, Apr 31 %, May 31 %, Jun 20 %, Jul 21 %, Aug 24 %, Sep 27 %, Oct 26 %, Nov 41 %, Dec 33 % - Altafulla
Spain · 3 points fewer kite days than Salou in October
25 %Kite days by month at Altafulla: Jan 29 %, Feb 24 %, Mar 41 %, Apr 39 %, May 28 %, Jun 21 %, Jul 21 %, Aug 21 %, Sep 25 %, Oct 25 %, Nov 33 %, Dec 27 % - L'Almadrava
Spain · 3 points more kite days than Salou in October
31 %Kite days by month at L'Almadrava: Jan 58 %, Feb 37 %, Mar 39 %, Apr 35 %, May 33 %, Jun 22 %, Jul 27 %, Aug 31 %, Sep 32 %, Oct 31 %, Nov 47 %, Dec 47 % - Bará
Spain · 15 points fewer kite days than Salou in October
13 %Kite days by month at Bará: Jan 18 %, Feb 16 %, Mar 28 %, Apr 24 %, May 15 %, Jun 13 %, Jul 9 %, Aug 8 %, Sep 12 %, Oct 13 %, Nov 20 %, Dec 17 % - Segur de Calafell
Spain · 10 points fewer kite days than Salou in October
18 %Kite days by month at Segur de Calafell: Jan 21 %, Feb 21 %, Mar 36 %, Apr 32 %, May 20 %, Jun 18 %, Jul 13 %, Aug 16 %, Sep 23 %, Oct 18 %, Nov 26 %, Dec 19 % - Riumar
Spain · 8 points more kite days than Salou in October
36 %Kite days by month at Riumar: Jan 54 %, Feb 37 %, Mar 50 %, Apr 47 %, May 43 %, Jun 34 %, Jul 34 %, Aug 36 %, Sep 36 %, Oct 36 %, Nov 53 %, Dec 38 % - L'Ampolla
Spain · 4 points fewer kite days than Salou in October
24 %Kite days by month at L'Ampolla: Jan 46 %, Feb 33 %, Mar 36 %, Apr 33 %, May 32 %, Jun 19 %, Jul 18 %, Aug 20 %, Sep 25 %, Oct 24 %, Nov 42 %, Dec 33 % - Sitges
Spain · 9 points fewer kite days than Salou in October
19 %Kite days by month at Sitges: Jan 20 %, Feb 18 %, Mar 33 %, Apr 30 %, May 19 %, Jun 16 %, Jul 12 %, Aug 15 %, Sep 19 %, Oct 19 %, Nov 23 %, Dec 16 %
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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, 28 % of days at Salou 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/salou
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