FUE · FUERTEVENTURA AIRPORT · COSTA CALMA ~55 MIN
FuerteventuraWORLD CUP HOST SINCE 1986
Fuerteventura's kite heart 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.
Stay & learn on the spot
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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
SPOT: PLAYA DE SOTAVENTO · UPDATED DAILY
Playa de Sotavento · Fuerteventura STATIC · OPEN-METEO · SYNCED 20.07
TODAY
20.07
18KTS · GUST 31
N · 10m
GO TUE
21.07
19KTS · GUST 32
N · 10m
GO WED
22.07
17KTS · GUST 31
N · 10m
GO THU
23.07
19KTS · GUST 33
N · 10m
GO FRI
24.07
20KTS · GUST 36
N · 9m
GO SAT
25.07
20KTS · GUST 35
N · 9m
GO SUN
26.07
17KTS · GUST 32
N · 10m
GO 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.
Spot spec sheet
CHECKED NIGHTLY BY THE AGENT · REV 07.20
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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