Continent |
Europe |
Country |
Spain |
Next Big City |
Bilbao |
Next Town |
Gernika, Mundaka |
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Type: |
River Mouth |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Shower, Parking |
Water
Type: |
Shallow, Flat, Chop |
Hazards: |
Ships |
Quality: |
No information |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
No information |
Hazards: |
Shells |
Beach Users: |
No information |
Small beach for hight tide, large sand banks on low tide. No rocks at all. Some rough grass. Many shells which may damage the kite if crashed hard. Few people on the beach, more than enough room to launch kites.
Weather
Spring:
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Shorty, Normal |
Summer:
|
Shorts, Shorty |
Fall:
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Shorty, Normal |
Winter:
|
Normal, Thick |
Water temperature varying from 14-23°C. 5mm wetsuit mandatory in winter. Air temperature going from 6-30°C. Predominant wind in winter: southern with not too bad weather. Northern wind with cold weather and rain.
Wind
Best Months: |
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December |
Wind Type: |
Thermal, Frontal |
Best Direction: |
N, S |
Main Direction: |
N, S |
Stronger wind from September to March, from the South. If there's a `low` coming, it will probably blow. During summer you can find 12 knots many afternoons. The hotter the day, the stronger the wind. Predominant wind in winter: southern from 10-40 knots. Northern, from 10-25 knots. Summer: thermal wind from the North, never exceeding 20 knots.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
Long walk |
Extra information
Since 2016 kiting is prohibited in the river mouth all the way up to Laida. The reason is that it´s a bird nesting ground, strictly protected since it´s a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
Nightlife
During the summer, you will find that in a 20 km. radius one or more towns will be celebrating their local holidays. During winter the action gets restricted to Gernika and Bilbao, and only on weekends. Many places to drink a beer with your friends, though.