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Tarifa - What is the season period?

Postby Dr_Rosen » Sat Mar 05, 2016 6:54 pm

When is the season for Tarifa if this is defined as +19-20 degree Celcius and minimum wind for a 12m for 80-90 kg TT uh freestyle?

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Re: Tarifa - What is the season period?

Postby alamos_kiter » Sat Mar 05, 2016 7:14 pm

All year round.

Edit: as +19-20ºC seems to be your maximum temperature, don't go there from April - November.

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Re: Tarifa - What is the season period?

Postby Dr_Rosen » Sat Mar 05, 2016 7:21 pm

alamos_kiter wrote:All year round.

Edit: as +19-20ºC seems to be your maximum temperature, don't go there from April - November.
Not max temp :-) minimum temp :-)

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Re: Tarifa - What is the season period?

Postby alamos_kiter » Sat Mar 05, 2016 7:38 pm

I mean, in winter, you might as well have some 15ºC air days, but it's usually sunny, not getting cold. The water is 17-18º all the time. 3/4 suit and you are fine. The Brits kite in shorts the whole year round :D

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Re: Tarifa - What is the season period?

Postby jyka » Mon Mar 07, 2016 9:23 am

I'm confused about the wind directions. Is the wind always coming from the same direction? Depends on month? If I'm planning to go to Tarifa in April, is the wind onshore or offshore?

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Re: Tarifa - What is the season period?

Postby alamos_kiter » Mon Mar 07, 2016 9:35 am

In a nutshell:

Tarifa is 90% of the time either levante (ESE, very strong) or poniente (WNW, moderate, chop/slop). It's not really seasonal. Tarifa is at the exit of the mediterranean, and there is a wind funnel.

Typical levante is first day 15-20kn, gusty. Second to x. day, 25-35kn. Can be quite gusty up to 40kn or 45kn, depending on general pressure distribution. Levante can be a week in a row. When it rolls to poniente, there's like half a day with no wind or shitty mixed wind. First day poniente, 12-15kn, picking up. Second to x. day poniente, 15kn-20kn. Can be several days in a row poniente. Levante is side- side off, poniente is side on to onshore. When levante is too strong, people go kite in Caños de Meca or Sotogrande. With pure poniente W, people go kite further east, i.e. Marbella, where it is stronger 18-25kn.

In winter it's a bit mixed, there are those days with southerly winds. SSE usually brings rain in Tarifa.

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Re: Tarifa - What is the season period?

Postby SuperMorriso » Mon Mar 07, 2016 10:55 am

This Tarifa kiting guide may help you :)

http://www.progression.me/blog/travel-t ... ifa-spain/

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Re: Tarifa - What is the season period?

Postby alamos_kiter » Mon Mar 07, 2016 12:05 pm

That sums it up pretty nicely


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