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Kite forecast Flag Beach Corralejo today

Wind, gusts and direction at Flag Beach Corralejo (Fuerteventura, Spain) in knots, today hour by hour and for the next 3 days, with a plain verdict — kiteable, too light, gusty or too strong — and the best hours to ride.

Right now

Wind11 kn20 km/h
Gusts15 kngust spread 4 kn
DirectionNEfrom NE · 53°
KiteToo lightstay on the beach

no kiteable daylight hours.

Today, hour by hour

No daylight hours left today: see tomorrow.

Flag Beach Corralejo kite forecast, next 3 days

  • Kiteable
  • Gusty
  • Too light
  • Too strong

Sunday 25 October

Kiteable 7 kiteable daylight hours. Best window 15:00–18:00: 15–21 kn from ENE.

TimeWindGustsDirectionVerdict
09:0011 kn17 knENEToo light
12:0013 kn19 knENEKiteable
15:0014 kn20 knENEKiteable

Monday 26 October

Too light Not kiteable: too light.

TimeWindGustsDirectionVerdict
09:007 kn12 knESEToo light
12:009 kn14 knEToo light
15:009 kn16 knESEToo light

Tuesday 27 October

Kiteable 1 kiteable daylight hour. Best window 13:00–14:00: 12–18 kn from ENE.

TimeWindGustsDirectionVerdict
09:0010 kn15 knENEToo light
12:0011 kn16 knEToo light
15:0011 kn17 knEToo light

Daylight hours, local time; today every hour, the next days every 3 hours. Wind = mean speed at 10 m in knots; arrows point where the wind is going.

Forecast for Sat 21:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 20:26 UTC

Typical wind at Flag Beach Corralejo

On windy days (12 kn or more in the model) the wind at Flag Beach Corralejo most often blows from N (40% of them). Windiest months: March, April, June.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Windy days42%39%74%77%65%90%74%48%67%19%43%45%

From the ERA5 reanalysis, daily maximum wind and dominant direction for 2025: a coarse model that usually reads lower than the wind on the beach.

Wind map around Flag Beach Corralejo

Open the wind map centred on Flag Beach Corralejo

The live wind map is a global model on a coarse grid: around headlands and channels the local wind can be stronger.

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Questions

Is it kiteable at Flag Beach Corralejo today?
Too light: wind 11 kn gusting 15 kn from NE (Sat 21:00). Today: no kiteable daylight hours.
When is the best time to kite at Flag Beach Corralejo today?
No kiteable daylight hours are left today; the table shows the next days.
Which way does the wind usually blow at Flag Beach Corralejo?
On windy days mostly from N. Windiest months: March, April, June.
What counts as kiteable?
A mean wind of 12 to 35 knots in daylight, with gusts no more than 12 knots above the mean and under 40 knots. Under 12 kn most riders cannot stay upwind; over 35 kn or with big gusts it is dangerous.
Where do the numbers come from?
The Open-Meteo forecast for the spot (wind and gusts at 10 m). A model, not a wind meter: thermals, venturi effects between islands and offshore wind can change what you actually get. Never kite in offshore wind without a rescue boat.

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How it is computed

Hourly Open-Meteo forecast of wind speed, gusts and direction at 10 m for Flag Beach Corralejo, in knots. Kiteable: mean wind 12–35 kn in daylight with gusts at most 12 kn above it and under 40 kn; gusty: right strength but bigger gusts; too light under 12 kn; too strong over 35 kn. Kite size from the mean wind for a rider of about 75 kg. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the steadiest wind closest to 16–25 kn. Typical wind from one year of the ERA5 reanalysis. Rebuilt every 6 hours. Live map.