Zahara de los Atunes, Spain
No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Bolonia, 9 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: GIB (GIB), 45 km.
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About Zahara de los Atunes
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SW, so wind from the NE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.
Water about 21°C: 2 mm shorty. 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 SW. Wind from the SW blows onshore, wind from the NE blows out to sea, and wind from the NW or SE runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 23). The sea is about 16°C in February, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 22°C in July, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For windsurfing at beginner level the best month is usually June, with about 4 good days in 7; in August and December, about 2. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Bolonia, 9 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: GIB (GIB), 45 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.
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From Chicago: about 17 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to TNG, changing at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS).
See flights ORD → TNG · Skyscanner from about £420 returnAdGetting there. 1 h 05 from the airport to Zahara de los Atunes.
Accommodation.
No town nearby
No stay checked for this spot yet: Bolonia, 9 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: GIB (GIB), 45 km.
Hire and lessons.
Windsurfing lessons in Zahara de los Atunes · GetYourGuideAdBoard and rig hire in Zahara de los Atunes · GetYourGuideAd
Where it is
Zahara de los Atunes on Google Maps · Directions
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Forecast
Best on Fri 23: 7 kn gusting 16, side-onshore. Water: chop.
The score for windsurf, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 54, good | wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots | 18kn | side | chop |
| Mon 19Oct | 36, fair | wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots | 15kn | on | chop |
| Tue 20Oct | 63, good | wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots | 18kn | on | chop |
| Wed 21Oct | 67, good | wind from the west, 7 knots | 17kn | side-on | chop |
| Thu 22Oct | 40, fair | wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots | 15kn | side-on | chop |
| Fri 23Oct | 80, good | wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots | 16kn | side-on | chop |
| Sat 24Oct | 25, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots | 14kn | side-on | chop |
| Sun 25Oct | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots | 7kn | on | chop |
| Mon 26Oct | 0, poor | wind from the east, 4 knots | 11kn | offnot safe | chop |
| Tue 27Oct | 0, poor | wind from the east, 9 knots | 21kn | cross-off | 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 windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan3of 7
- Feb3of 7
- Mar3of 7
- Apr3of 7
- May3of 7
- Jun4of 7
- Jul3of 7
- Aug2of 7
- Sep3of 7
- Oct3of 7
- Nov3of 7
- Dec2of 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 windsurf. Change dates
- Mon 19 OctTravel out
Fly ORD to TNG, changing at LIS, then 1h 05 by road. About 17h 45 door to door
- Tue 20 OctWindsurf Zahara de los Atunes
8 kn gusting 18, onshore. Water: chop.
- Wed 21 OctWindsurf Zahara de los Atunes
7 kn gusting 17, side-onshore. Water: chop.
- Thu 22 OctWindsurf Zahara de los Atunes
7 kn gusting 15, side-onshore. Water: chop.
- Fri 23 OctWindsurf Zahara de los Atunes
7 kn gusting 16, side-onshore. Water: chop.
- Sat 24 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 14, side-onshore. Water: chop.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
Fly ORD to TNG, changing at LIS, then 1h 05 by road. About 17h 45 door to door
Rough cost
About £710–£1,395 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.
- Flights £420–£870
- To the UK airport £35–£65
- Hire car £80–£130
- Food £175–£330
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