FUE · FUERTEVENTURA AIRPORT · COSTA CALMA ~55 MIN
Kitesurfing at
FuerteventuraWORLD CUP HOST SINCE 1986
Kitesurfing on Fuerteventura has one heart, and it is Sotavento: a four-kilometre tidal lagoon behind a sandbar at Playa Barca, with the Paradisus by Meliá right on the beach and the René Egli center holding the exclusive teaching licence on the lagoon. The World Cup has run on this sand since 1986. Time your session with the tide: the lagoon fills to standing depth and turns into a warm training pool, then drains again.
Where to stay & learn at Fuerteventura
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Hotels on the water · 1 LIVE
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Paradisus by Meliá Fuerteventura
The rebuilt beachfront five-star of Playa Barca (reopened June 2025): all-inclusive, four pools, and the René Egli center on the sand in front.
Launch
BEACH FRONT · PLAYA BARCA
Board
AI · 5★
Spot view
YES
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Fuerteventura in motion ▶ YOUTUBE
7-day wind forecast for Fuerteventura
SPOT: PLAYA DE SOTAVENTO · UPDATED DAILY
Playa de Sotavento · Fuerteventura STATIC · OPEN-METEO · SYNCED 19.10
TODAY
19.10
11KTS · GUST 17
N · 12m+
LIGHT TUE
20.10
9KTS · GUST 14
E · 12m+
LIGHT WED
21.10
14KTS · GUST 23
E · 12m
OK THU
22.10
9KTS · GUST 13
ESE · 12m+
LIGHT FRI
23.10
12KTS · GUST 18
ENE · 12m
OK SAT
24.10
14KTS · GUST 22
NE · 12m
OK SUN
25.10
14KTS · GUST 22
NE · 12m
OK GO 16–24 kts · OK 12–15 · STRONG 25+ · LIGHT <12 — Open-Meteo data, cached & rewritten nightly by the agent as static HTML.
The Kitesurf Camp verdict The lagoon fills with the tide and turns into a warm, hip-deep training pool with World Cup wind overhead. Learn inside the sandbar, graduate to the open-sea chop the same afternoon. Check the tide chart: the lagoon rides best ~3-4 hours around high tide.
Fuerteventura spot spec sheet
CHECKED NIGHTLY BY THE AGENT · REV 10.19
Wind · Season avg
15-25 kts, 25-30+ in July-AugustACCELERATED TRADES
Direction
NE trades (Alisios)
Water
Tidal lagoon, standing depth under 1 mRIDEABLE ~3-4H AROUND HIGH TIDE
Water temp
17-24°C
Best window
June → SeptemberWORLD CUP IN JULY
Level
First tack in the lagoon → waves outside
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