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Duotone Pro Center
Windsurf spot · Spain
Is it worth the trip?
28Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 9: 17 kn gusting 30, cross-offshore, Water: chop
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 1 kn
- Gusts
- 4kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 24°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 4 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 23°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 1 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 24°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 6 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 24°C
Sat 7 · 60 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 17 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 25°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 11 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 26°C
Mon 9 · 81 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 17 kn
- Gusts
- 30kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 24°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 760, good
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 981, good
- Tue 100, poor
The spot in six facts
- Faces SEopen to the SE
- Best wind: SW or NEalong the shore
- Avoid: NWblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 23 °C2 mm shorty
- Best Feb–Mar, Aug1 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots | 6kn | side | chop | 25°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot | 4kn | offnot safe | chop | 24°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 4 knots | 8kn | side | flat | 23°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot | 5kn | side | chop | 24°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots | 9kn | side-on | chop | 24°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 60, good | wind from the west-south-west, 17 knots | 22kn | cross-off | flat | 25°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-west, 11 knots | 14kn | cross-off | chop | 26°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 81, good | wind from the west-south-west, 17 knots | 30kn | cross-off | chop | 24°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 7 knots | 10kn | side | chop | 23°C |
Wind is the day's best reading, mean and gusts, in knots; the arrow points where it blows to. Shore "off" blows out to sea. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovLow 00:13 −0.4 mHigh 06:43 +0.6 mLow 13:28 −0.6 mHigh 19:51 +0.4 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 01:47 −0.4 mHigh 08:08 +0.6 mLow 14:50 −0.6 mHigh 21:07 +0.5 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 03:07 −0.5 mHigh 09:20 +0.7 mLow 15:52 −0.7 mHigh 22:05 +0.6 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best Feb–Mar, Aug
Good windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.
Map
the spot, its town, photos
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
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).
Water about 23°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 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 windsurfing at expert level the best months are usually February, March and August, 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.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$918–US$1,770 each
about US$918–US$1,770 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to TFS, estimated from distance and season, changing at LIS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$456–US$945 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$20–US$33 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$208–US$348 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$234–US$442 |
| Total | about US$918–US$1,770 |
Kit hire is not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: El Medano
about 5 min by car · 29 places to stay
about US$80/nightcountry average
About El Medano its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$80 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 18h
About 18h door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → TFS, changing at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), then 25 min by road
Flights ORD → TFS on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.