Continent |
Europe |
Country |
Spain |
Next Big City |
Barcelona, Valencia |
Next Town |
Tortosa, Riumar |
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Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Toilet, Food, Parking |
Water
Type: |
Shallow, Chop, Small wave |
Hazards: |
None |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
On NW wind direction, small waves.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Big |
Hazards: |
None |
Beach Users: |
June, July, August |
Good size launch/landing, careful and respect for windsurfer. Beginning November to April, barely any beach goers.
Weather
Spring:
|
Shorty, Normal |
Summer:
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Shorts |
Fall:
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Shorty, Normal |
Winter:
|
Normal |
Summer: air 30+°C, winter average around 15°C. Water: 5mm needed in winter, no wetsuit needed in summer. Beginning of November required 4mm wetsuit, due in part to wind coming from N (cold).
Wind
Best Months: |
No information |
Wind Type: |
No information |
Best Direction: |
No information |
Main Direction: |
No information |
In NW winds sideshore and gusty. Gusty in the sense that for around 10 minutes it may be 6 Bft, then the next 10 minutes might drop back to 5 Bft, and so on. Not gusty in the sense of off/on power while sailing.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
Short walk |
From Barcelona, take expressway (tolls! 5 of them! 15 Euro). From Barcelona, 1.5 hours, south to Tarragona. Then further south to Amposta and here east into the delta to Riumar.
Extra information
Nightlife