Continent |
Europe |
Country |
Spain |
Next Big City |
Cadiz, Jerez |
Next Town |
Puerto Real |
|
Type: |
Ocean, River Mouth |
Rider Ability: |
Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Toilet, Parking |
Water
Type: |
Flat, Chop, Small wave |
Hazards: |
Currents, Ships, Wave breaker |
Quality: |
Cloudy |
Best Tide: |
Low tide |
It's a river, with low tide the water is like a mirror, if not, choppy. The river goes into a bay, there are small waves if the wind direction is onshore.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Tidal |
Hazards: |
Rocks |
Beach Users: |
None |
A lot of rocks. With high tide there is no beach. There is not enough space to safely launch a kite. Only at the small beach to the south of Off-Shore.
Weather
Spring:
|
Shorty |
Summer:
|
Shorts |
Fall:
|
Shorty |
Winter:
|
Normal |
Beautiful in spring, summer and autumn. No wetsuit needed. In winter wetsuit needed. Warm and sunny all year-round.
Wind
Best Months: |
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December |
Wind Type: |
Thermal, Frontal |
Best Direction: |
N, NNE, NE, W, NW, NNW |
Main Direction: |
N, W |
Main direction: North, which is onshore. Often winds in winter. Normally 4-6 Bft. Only can be ridden in winter, in summer there is no North wind. It is the only place where you can sail with north wind. Also good with summer thermals from West.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
Short walk |
AP-4 to Puerto Real, then 443 west towards Cadiz. After about 3 km after Puerto Real exit (first big exit after Puerto Real). Drive north (right). At the first roundabout take the third right (Northeast direction) and at the next roundabout take the first right, but don't drive along the paved road, take the dirt road at the corner which leads you to the water.
Extra information
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