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Kite spot on water · Spain

Rio Jara (Lagoon)

Riders have kited it in E, W.

Show on the map36.0334, -5.6255
Works in
E, W
Watch out
E
Nearest airport
GIBGibraltar Airport, 28 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

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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
Size of the area
At low tide, the lagoon is very small
Watch out E
Offshore wind (Levante) and no rescue service

Watch out for

  • Extremely dangerous to kite in the river mouth due to a very strong current.community map
  • Offshore wind and no rescue service availablecommunity map

Parking

  • Car park about 650 m from the spot, free.OpenStreetMap
  • Most people park by the football stadiumcommunity map
  • Parking next to the football stadiumcommunity map

Getting there

  • Walk to the spot from the parking lot by the football stadiumcommunity map
  • Walk or kite from the football stadium to Rio Jaracommunity map

Rules and respect

  • Kiting in the lagoon is illegal; police occasionally order kiters out of the watercommunity map
  • No kiting during summer seasoncommunity map

Conditions

  • Works on Poniente; suitable for freestyle and freeride. At peak high tide the lagoon fills up; at low tide it is very small and almost unrideablecommunity map
  • Works on Levante wind; wave spotcommunity map

Riders' tips

  • Check tides at http://www.tablademareas.com/es/cadiz/tarifacommunity map
In riders' own words
  • „Wind: Poniente“
  • „Wind: Levante“
  • „Offshore wind and no rescue available.“
  • „Level: All levels“
  • „during the low tide the lagoon is very small and almost “unkiteable”.“
  • „Most of the people park at the football stadium and then kite or walk to Rio Jara“
  • „Parking next to football stadium and walk to the spot“
  • „OpenStreetMap way/685465771“
  • „It’s extremely dangerous to kite in the mouth of the river, as it has a very strong current, so stay safe.“
  • „It’s illegal to kite in the lagoon, sometimes police comes to get the kiters out, we warned you.“
  • „Forbidden to kite during the summer season.“
  • „When the tide is at its highest then the lagoon fills up, during the low tide the lagoon is very small and almost “unkiteable”.“
  • „Wind: Levante ... Perfect for: Wave“
  • „To check the tides: http://www.tablademareas.com/es/cadiz/tarifa“

Photos from the area

Sunset at beach with dogs
Sunset at beach with dogs · 317 m from the spot
User:Nanop11, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kite pumping - panoramio
Kite pumping - panoramio · 1476 m from the spot
Max Feudoroff, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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.

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

Values by month
January9.6 knots · 4.9 m/s
February10.5 knots · 5.4 m/s
March10.7 knots · 5.5 m/s
April10.1 knots · 5.2 m/s
May9.8 knots · 5.0 m/s
June8.9 knots · 4.6 m/s
July8.4 knots · 4.3 m/s
August8.5 knots · 4.4 m/s
September8.7 knots · 4.5 m/s
October9.0 knots · 4.6 m/s
November9.6 knots · 4.9 m/s
December10.3 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.

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