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Maspalomas (Punta de Maspalomas)
A south-coast kite zone at the tip of Gran Canaria right beside the famous Maspalomas sand dunes and lighthouse (Faro de Maspalomas). The dunes and adjacent El Charco lagoon have been a protected nature reserve since 1994, so the kiteable beach sits alongside one of the island's biggest tourist resort strips.
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Wind
| best months |
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|---|---|
| season notes | Trade winds funnel around the southern tip of the island; summer is the most consistent period. |
| wind name | Alisios (NE trade wind) |
| direction to shore | cross-onshore |
Water
| type | mixed |
|---|---|
| temp summer c | 23.9 |
Levels
| beginner | no |
|---|---|
| intermediate | yes |
| advanced | yes |
| notes | Open beach exposed to south-southwest swell; not a beginner lagoon like Fuerteventura's spots. |
Launch & crowd
| description | Sandy beach launch along the Maspalomas/Playa del Inglés seafront. |
|---|---|
| busy months |
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| vibe | major international resort town, busy beach |
Monthly wind statistics
Station: Maspalomas (Weatherspark (MERRA-2 reanalysis model), ~3 km) — Station is Maspalomas town/resort area, ~3 km north of the Punta de Maspalomas dunes point; close and reasonably representative, though the Punta itself sees extra acceleration from the alisios wrapping the headland. Windfinder.com returned HTTP 429 (rate-limited) on every attempt for this batch, so no wind-probability->=4Bft table could be obtained. Fallback used: Weatherspark.com, which provides monthly ALL-HOUR average wind speed (calm+windy hours averaged, not exceedance probability), a qualitative seasonal wind-direction narrative, and modeled air/sea surface temperature. Weatherspark's climate figures come from a multi-decade satellite/reanalysis model (not a physical anemometer at the spot), so treat avg_knots as indicative only, not a true kiteable-wind-probability metric. dominant_dir is a coarse per-month assignment inferred from Weatherspark's seasonal-window prose, not a precise per-month rose.
| Month | Wind ≥4 Bft | Avg kn | Dir | Air °C | Water °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | —% | 12.4 | NE | 17.8 | 19.4 |
| Feb | —% | 12.9 | N | 17.8 | 18.9 |
| Mar | —% | 12.9 | N | 18.9 | 18.9 |
| Apr | —% | 12.8 | N | 19.4 | 18.9 |
| May | —% | 12.9 | N | 20.6 | 20 |
| Jun | —% | 13.9 | N | 22.2 | 21.1 |
| Jul | —% | 16.3 | N | 23.3 | 21.7 |
| Aug | —% | 15.4 | N | 24.4 | 22.8 |
| Sep | —% | 12.3 | N | 23.9 | 23.3 |
| Oct | —% | 10.9 | N | 22.8 | 23.3 |
| Nov | —% | 11.6 | N | 21.1 | 22.2 |
| Dec | —% | 12.2 | NE | 18.9 | 20.6 |
Hazards
- proximity to protected dune/lagoon nature reserve limits where kiters can rig and land
- busy tourist beach
Rules
- El Charco lagoon and the dunes behind the beach are a protected nature reserve - kiting is confined to the open beach, not the reserve itself
Travel basics
| airport | LPA Gran Canaria Airport |
|---|---|
| cost level | mid |
| no wind | walk the dunes, visit Playa del Inglés resort strip |
Nearby: Las Burras, Pozo Izquierdo
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · surf-forecast.com