Kite spot on water · Spain

Palmones

Name: Palmones
Address: ES

Riders have kited it in E.

Show on the map36.1729, -5.4303

Works in: E
Nearest airport: GIBGibraltar Airport, 8 km

Forecast and webcams

Before you go

Forecasts often disagree. When Windguru, ALADIN and Windy agree, it is worth going.

Tips for this spot

Offshore wind carries you away from land. Do not ride it without a rescue boat.
When a storm is coming, get out of the water and land the kite at once. Gusts before a storm are violent and a kite overhead is the highest point around.
New spot: ask locals about shallows, currents and where people launch.

On site

Wind and riding area

worksno reports

Direction the wind blows from. Based on riders' experience, not a forecast.

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From riders

What you need to know

Who it suits: All levels

Parking

Limited parking right at the spot, but plenty of parking spaces a bit further awaycapacity: limited at the spot, plenty of spaces a bit further away · community map
Car park about 100 m from the spot, free.unguarded · OpenStreetMap

Rules and respect

Kiting is illegal in the river and marshes (wetlands)community map
No kiting in summer seasoncommunity map

Conditions

Works on Levante; suitable for freeridecommunity map

Riders' tips

Works only when extremely strong Levante blows in Tarifacommunity map

In riders' own words

„Wind: Levante“
„Level: All levels“
„There is a limited parking next to the spot, but many places to park a little further down.“
„OpenStreetMap way/544885556“
„OpenStreetMap way/829450430“
„Forbidden to kite in the summer season.“
„It’s illegal to kite in the river and the marshes.“
„Wind: Levante ... Perfect for: Freeride“
„Only works when levante is blowing crazy in Tarifa“

Wind by month

When it blows

Average wind speed 10 m above ground from NASA POWER (MERRA-2, 2001–2025). The model works on a grid of roughly 50 km; on hills and by the water the wind is often stronger and gustier.

9.6Jan4.9

10.5Feb5.4

10.7Mar5.5

10.1Apr5.2

9.8May5.0

8.9Jun4.6

8.4Jul4.3

8.5Aug4.4

8.7Sep4.5

9.0Oct4.6

9.6Nov4.9

10.3Dec5.3

windiest monthsaverage wind in knots, NASA POWER; below the month in m/s

Values by month

January	9.6 knots · 4.9 m/s
February	10.5 knots · 5.4 m/s
March	10.7 knots · 5.5 m/s
April	10.1 knots · 5.2 m/s
May	9.8 knots · 5.0 m/s
June	8.9 knots · 4.6 m/s
July	8.4 knots · 4.3 m/s
August	8.5 knots · 4.4 m/s
September	8.7 knots · 4.5 m/s
October	9.0 knots · 4.6 m/s
November	9.6 knots · 4.9 m/s
December	10.3 knots · 5.3 m/s

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Sources: Community map “Tarifa Kite Spots” (Google My Maps). Wind NASA POWER, airports OurAirports, photos Wikimedia Commons (author and licence with each photo). As of 17 October 2026. These are riders' reports; local rules change, so look around before you ride and follow local signs.