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Guardamar
Kitesurf spot · Spain
Is it worth the trip?
25Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 16 kn gusting 21, side-onshore, Water: waves 1 m
Mon 2 · 29 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 12 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 0.9 mwaves
- Air
- 21°C
Tue 3 · 21 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 10 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 19°C
Wed 4 · 77 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 16 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.0 mwaves
- Air
- 19°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 5 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 19°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 6 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 19°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 4 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 20°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 4 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 21°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 136, poor
- Mon 229, poor
- Tue 321, poor
- Wed 477, good
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 1023, poor
The spot in six facts
- Faces Eopen to the E
- Best wind: S or Nalong the shore
- Avoid: Wblows out to sea
- Open seato the swell
- Water 20 °C2 mm shorty
- Best Feb–May1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 36, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 13 knots | 18kn | side-on | chop | 20°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 29, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots | 17kn | side-on | 0.9 mwaves | 21°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 21, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots | 14kn | side-on | 0.8 mwaves | 19°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 77, good | wind from the east-north-east, 16 knots | 21kn | side-on | 1.0 mwaves | 19°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 5 knots | 11kn | offnot safe | chop | 19°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots | 12kn | offnot safe | chop | 19°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots | 12kn | offnot safe | chop | 20°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots | 11kn | offnot safe | flat | 21°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west, 5 knots | 10kn | offnot safe | chop | 21°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 23, poor | wind from the south, 10 knots | 13kn | side | chop | 24°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
- Sun 1 NovLow 01:01 −0.1 mHigh 15:45 +0.1 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 02:10 −0.1 mHigh 15:44 +0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 03:39 −0.1 mHigh 12:55 +0.1 mLow 13:39 +0.1 mHigh 14:30 +0.1 mLow 19:47 +0.0 mHigh 20:57 +0.0 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–May
Good kitesurf 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
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 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 Mon 2 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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Photos of Guardamar
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Guardamar
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces E, so wind from the W blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 20°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 E. Wind from the E blows onshore, wind from the W blows out to sea, and wind from the S or N runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.5 km out (1 in 147). The sea is about 15°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at expert level the best months are usually February, March, April and May, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Guardamar del Segura. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.
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$978–US$1,880 each
about US$978–US$1,880 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 ALC, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$489–US$1,010 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$47–US$80 |
| 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$978–US$1,880 |
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: Guardamar del Segura
2 min by car · 26 places to stay
about US$80/nightcountry average
About Guardamar del Segura 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 17h 20m
About 17h 20m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → ALC, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), then 40 min by road
Flights ORD → ALC on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
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