Duotone Pro Center, Spain
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About Duotone Pro Center
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SE, so wind from the NW blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.
Water about 24°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing SE. Wind from the SE blows onshore, wind from the NW blows out to sea, and wind from the SW or NE runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 700 m out (1 in 68). The sea is about 19°C in March, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 24°C in September, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at beginner level the best months are usually January, February, March and July, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is El Medano. Within 5 km we also list 5 surf spots.
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From Chicago: about 18 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to TFS, changing at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS).
See flights ORD → TFS · Skyscanner from about £400 returnAdGetting there. 25 min from the airport to Duotone Pro Center.
Accommodation.
Stay in El MedanoAd
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Hire and lessons.
Kitesurfing lessons in El Medano · GetYourGuideAdKite and board hire in El Medano · GetYourGuideAd
Where it is
Duotone Pro Center on Google Maps · Directions
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Forecast
Best on Wed 21: 18 kn gusting 24, side-shore. Water: chop.
The score for kite, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 6 knots | 8kn | side | chop |
| Mon 19Oct | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 9 knots | 13kn | side | chop |
| Tue 20Oct | 41, fair | wind from the east-north-east, 13 knots | 17kn | side-on | chop |
| Wed 21Oct | 80, good | wind from the north-east, 18 knots | 24kn | side | chop |
| Thu 22Oct | 65, good | wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots | 19kn | side-on | chop |
| Fri 23Oct | 80, good | wind from the east-north-east, 19 knots | 24kn | side | chop |
| Sat 24Oct | 80, good | wind from the east-north-east, 20 knots | 25kn | side-on | 1.0 mwaves |
| Sun 25Oct | 80, good | wind from the east-north-east, 18 knots | 23kn | side-on | 0.9 mwaves |
| Mon 26Oct | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots | 16kn | side-on | 0.8 mwaves |
| Tue 27Oct | 16, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots | 19kn | side-on | chop |
Day scores are the conditions out of 80. Wind is the day's best reading: the mean and the gusts in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); the arrow points where it blows to. Shore: "side" is side-shore, blowing along the beach, the safe way; "side-on" and "on" blow in towards it; "cross-off" and "off" blow out to sea, and offshore scores nothing for kite and windsurf. Water is the open sea's waves near the spot: flat under 0.3 m, chop to 0.8 m.
The season
Good kite days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7
- Feb1of 7
- Mar1of 7
- Apr0of 7
- May0of 7
- Jun0of 7
- Jul1of 7
- Aug1of 7
- Sep0of 7
- Oct0of 7
- Nov1of 7
- Dec1of 7
Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.
Your trip, day by day
6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for kite. Change dates
- Mon 19 OctTravel out
Fly ORD to TFS, changing at LIS, then 25 min by road. About 18h door to door
- Tue 20 OctKite Duotone Pro Center
13 kn gusting 17, side-onshore. Water: chop.
- Wed 21 OctKite Duotone Pro Center
18 kn gusting 24, side-shore. Water: chop.
- Thu 22 OctKite Duotone Pro Center
14 kn gusting 19, side-onshore. Water: chop.
- Fri 23 OctKite Duotone Pro Center
19 kn gusting 24, side-shore. Water: chop.
- Sat 24 OctKite Duotone Pro Center
20 kn gusting 25, side-onshore. Water: waves 1 m.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
Fly ORD to TFS, changing at LIS, then 25 min by road. About 18h door to door
Rough cost
About £810–£1,565 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.
- Flights £400–£835
- To the UK airport £35–£65
- Taxi £15–£25
- Stay £185–£310
- Food £175–£330
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