Ses Illetes

Formentera's postcard beach: a narrow sand spit inside the Ses Salines Natural Park with Caribbean-blue water on both sides, letting riders walk between a flat-water side for freestyle and a wavier side for wave riding. Because it sits in a protected natural park, kitesurfing is only allowed outside the summer bathing season.

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Closest general Formentera landscape photo near the spot — Pedro Madrid / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

House by the sea near Formentera coastline — Paucabot / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Wind

best months	Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
season notes	Best wind and legal access run autumn through spring; summer (May-Oct) is generally light and, more importantly, kiting is prohibited while the beach is open to bathers
avg knots	15-30 in season
wind name	Tramontana / Mistral-influenced Mediterranean winds
direction to shore	varies by which side of the spit you use
quality	gusty in winter storms, more stable in shoulder months
typical kite sizes	6-10m winter, up to 15m light-wind days

Water

type	mixed
wetsuit	wetsuit needed outside the warm summer months when kiting is banned anyway
tides	minimal Mediterranean tide
standing depth	shallow turquoise water for a long way out

Levels

beginner	no
intermediate	yes
advanced	yes
notes	Described by local operators as suitable for all levels in appropriate conditions, but no schools/rental base on site and winter wind can be strong and gusty

Launch & crowd

description	Sandy spit with launch space on either shore depending on wind direction
rescue	No formal rescue service; bring your own safety plan
busy months	Jul Aug
vibe	empty and wild in the kiteable winter months versus a packed tourist beach in summer

Monthly wind statistics

Station: Sant Francesc de Formentera (Weatherspark (MERRA-2 reanalysis model), ~5 km) — Station is Sant Francesc de Formentera, ~5 km south of Ses Illetes; reasonably close and on the same small island so representative. 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	—%	11.3	W	12.2	14.4
Feb	—%	11.4	W	12.2	13.9
Mar	—%	10.5	N	13.9	14.4
Apr	—%	10.1	E	15.6	15.6
May	—%	8.7	E	18.3	18.3
Jun	—%	8	E	22.2	21.7
Jul	—%	7.7	E	25	24.4
Aug	—%	8	E	26.1	25.6
Sep	—%	8.7	E	23.9	24.4
Oct	—%	9.9	E	20.6	22.2
Nov	—%	11.2	W	16.1	18.9
Dec	—%	11.6	W	13.3	16.1

Hazards

protected natural park - no rescue infrastructure
no kite school/rental on site
boat traffic in the Ses Illetes/Espalmador channel

Rules

Located in the Parc Natural de ses Salines: kitesurfing is prohibited May-October while the beach operates as a bathing beach
Allowed in autumn, winter and spring

Tips

Plan a winter/shoulder-season trip specifically since summer kiting is not allowed here
Use the spit to switch between the flat-water and wave-facing sides depending on the session you want

Travel basics

airport	IBZ Ibiza, then ferry to Formentera
getting there	Ferry from Ibiza town to La Savina, then a short drive/scooter to Ses Illetes
accommodation	Limited on Formentera itself; many kiters base in Ibiza and day-trip
cost level	high
no wind	Formentera's beaches and cycling routes, or day-trip into Ibiza

Nearby: Es Pujols, Migjorn

Sources: buscokite.com · en.wikipedia.org