The report · Tarifa, Los Lances · Kite · August · 6 pages

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Andalusia, Spain

Tarifa, Los Lances

KiteAugust

53% of August days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.

August sits outside the best months here. This report carries the record for August as it is, and no direction or session norm, because there is none to quote. Section 02 shows the year-by-year spread; section 06 shows which months to come instead.

01Hour-by-hour & month-by-month windrecord only02The month's own records03Full stays, schools & kit04Per-launch tide notesno data05The lagoon, summer zones & the Levante06Getting there, packing & best months07Sources, and their limits
Guide
Compiled by WindChaser
25 Sep 2026Record
2022 to 2026, hourly
Open-Meteo, DWD ICON-EU 7 kmNormals
2022 to 2026
Four Augusts
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Hour-by-hour & month-by-month wind

Rideable-day share by month, all three sports

Share of days with three or more daylight hours over each sport's threshold, counted from the record at 12 kt, Windsurf 13 kt and Wing 12 kt.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecKite698472696768455358635855Windsurf658167616159414452565049Wing698472696768455358635855

Blue fill scales with the share. Selected month outlined. Threshold per row: Kite 12 kt · Windsurf 13 kt · Wing 12 kt.

Where the wind sits, August

Share of daylight hours in each speed band, blue above the threshold.

4–7
8–11
12–15
16–19
20–23
24–27
28–31

Not drawn: 15% of daylight hours under 4 kt.

When in the day, August

Share of days over 12 kt at each daylight hour.

8am
9
10
11
12pm
1pm
2
3
4
5
6pm

Rideable hours, not all hours. Every wind figure in this report is the mean over hours above the threshold.

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August's own records

The month's own figures from four Augusts in the record, 2022 to 2026. Not the year's average.

Rideable days16 of 31Four Augusts in the record
Wind, rideable hours17 ktMean over daylight hours at 12 kt+
Air27.1°CMaximum
Waves0.7 m0% of days run big
Hours over 12 kt5.3 a dayDaylight, all days averaged
BeforeJuly45%14 rideable days in 31
Your monthAugust53%16 rideable days in 31
AfterSeptember58%17 rideable days in 30

What the percentage hides. A month at 80% can be twenty-four steady days or three windy weeks broken by a dead front.

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Full stays, schools & kit

Stays

Beach Hotel Dos MaresHotel · On Los LancesBeach hotel on the sand at N-340 km 79.5, with Escuela Dos Mares as its school for kite, windsurf and wing.
Akiteness House$··Kite lodge · Near the old townAddict Kite School’s kite house, steps from its Los Lances meeting point, with a garage for kit, a patio to rinse gear and a roof terrace.
Tarifa Kite HostelHostel · 1.1 km from Los Lances Sur · School partnerHostel in town with seven shared rooms of four to ten beds, a big kitchen, a garden and two terraces looking over the Strait. Its kite courses run with Mysfit Kite School, whose IKO and FAV instructors meet students on Los Lances.
Hotel Arte VidaHotel · Los Lances NorteBeachfront hotel at N-340 km 79.3, at the northern end of the Los Lances Norte stretch, with a surf centre and a beach bar. The bottom mixes sand and stone here, so walk the entry first.
The Wild HouseHostel · 3 km to Los Lances NorteFarmhouse hostel with shared rooms for five to seven and a full kitchen between Valdevaqueros and Los Lances, partnered with two kite schools. A car helps.
Camping Torre de la PeñaCampsite · Towards ValdevaquerosBeachside campsite on the Strait between Los Lances and Valdevaqueros, with board lockers to rent, pitches, bungalows and a pool.
Camping Río JaraCampsite · N-340, km 81Campsite beside the beach at the Río Jara, listed by the Tarifa tourist board.
Hotel Tarifa LancesHotel · 0.7 km from Los Lances SurFour-star hotel of 100 rooms about 100 m from Playa de los Lances, with a seasonal outdoor pool, a rooftop bar with its own pool, a wellness area with an indoor pool, and parking.

Lessons

KBC Tarifa$$·School · Kite · WingKite and wing lessons from Los Lances, with radio helmets. Beginner to advanced.
Lost ElementosSchool · KitePrivate, semi-private and group kite lessons with IKO-certified instructors and a support boat.
3Sixty Kite SchoolSchool · Kite · WingOpen all year. Kite and wing courses from beginner to wave riding.
Matos TarifaSchool · Kite · IKOFrench-speaking IKO and FAV school on Los Lances with radio helmets, two students per instructor at most, week-long camps and a van that follows the wind.
Tarifa MaxSchool · Kite · IKOTeaching kite at Los Lances Norte since 1998 with IKO and FAV qualified instructors, rescue boats and radios, March to November.
Addict Kite SchoolSchool · Kite · IKOFrench-run school with IKO instructors teaching beginner to advanced on Los Lances, with kite rental and its own kite house and studios.
Kite Fun TarifaSchool · Kite · IKO · VDWSOwner-run school with IKO, VDWS and RFEV-qualified instructors on North kit, with a rescue boat when needed and supervised rental.

Kit

KBC TarifaRental · KiteF-ONE kite rental and supervised sessions.
3Sixty Kite SchoolRental · KiteKite, bar and board rental, and kit storage.
Tarifa MaxRental · KiteReedin and PLKB kite rental from its Los Lances Norte base, March to November, and a desk at the Rip Curl store in town.

Price band $ to $$$ only where sourced; none shown means none held. Contact details and brands stocked join this table when the operator directory is connected.

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Per-launch tide notes

Los Lances Norte
Low—Mid—High—

One school notes the Poniente tends to drop as high tide arrives. Hours per tide state unknown until tide data arrives.

Río Jara
Low—Mid—High—

No tide information found for this access. Look at it from the shore before launching.

Los Lances Sur
Low—Mid—High—

No tide information found for this stretch.

Tide data not yet available for this spot. The record holds wind, air and waves, not tide. Until a tide source is connected, the tables above stay empty rather than estimated. What the guide says about tide is on the next page, in words.

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The lagoon, summer zones & the Levante

Every hazard on the spot page, repeated here in full. Read this before you get wet.

Conditions change. Check local rules and conditions before you ride.

EmergenciesIn an emergency call 112. It is free from mobile and fixed phones and reaches the ambulance, fire service and police.
The lagoonThe Junta de Andalucía’s Decree 262/2007 prohibits kitesurfing in the lagoon zone, and Tarifa’s municipal ordinance (article 61.7) prohibits any water sport in the coastal lagoon of Los Lances beach. The beach lies inside a protected natural site.
Summer zonesKite and Roll, a Tarifa school, says that from 15 June to 15 September Los Lances Sur is for bathers only, and that Los Lances Norte then has areas for kite schools, an area for independent riders and small areas for bathers. No municipal order for these zones has been read. Read the beach signs before rigging.
Levante offshore driftThe Levante blows from the east, side-offshore at Los Lances. A rider or a kite in trouble drifts away from the beach. The schools run rescue boats on Levante days. Do not ride alone in a strong Levante unless you can self-rescue.
Stones at the north endThe bottom mixes sand and stone at the far north end of the beach, and there are small stones in places elsewhere. Walk the entry before launching.
Stone at the north end

The beach is fine sand with small stones in places. At the far north end, towards Arte Vida, the bottom mixes sand and stone. Walk the entry before launching there.

The lagoon, the summer zones and the Levante

The Junta de Andalucía’s Decree 262/2007 prohibits kitesurfing in the lagoon zone, and Tarifa’s municipal ordinance (article 61.7) prohibits any water sport in the coastal lagoon of Los Lances beach. The schools say that from 15 June to 15 September Los Lances Sur is for bathers only, and Los Lances Norte has areas for kite schools and for independent riders. No municipal order for these zones has been read. The Levante blows from the east, side-offshore: a rider or kite in trouble drifts away from the beach. The schools run rescue boats on Levante days.

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Getting there, packing & best months

Nearest airportGibraltar (GIB)About 45 km by road, about 50 minutes. Jerez (XRY) is about 131 km, about 1 hour 45 minutes.
Flying with a board bageasyJet, British AirwaysAirlines flying into Gibraltar (GIB). Each links its own sports-equipment page: check its rules and fees before you book.Wikipedia, Gibraltar International Airport. Checked Oct 2026.
Car or transferKBC Tarifa airport transfer from GibraltarKBC Tarifa, whose home spot is Playa de Los Lances, sells a Gibraltar airport transfer for up to four people plus two board bags, one way or arrival and departure.KBC Tarifa. Checked Oct 2026.
Kit storageKBC Tarifa storage lockersKBC Tarifa lists storage lockers for personal gear, and its guided kitesurfing service lets riders keep their own kit at the centre.KBC Tarifa. Checked Oct 2026.
SeasonJanuary to JuneThe months the record shows the most rideable days. February is the pick; July the quietest.
Getting aroundCarThe N-340 runs parallel to the beach, with several public car parks along it.
What to pack
BeachSand. Fine sand with small stones in places, and stone mixed with sand at the far north end.TideCheck first. One school notes the Poniente tends to drop as high tide arrives.Water14 to 18°C. January to June, from compiled research, not measured. A 5/4 to March, a 3/2 in spring.LaunchZoned in summer. From 15 June to 15 September the schools say Los Lances Norte has areas for schools and for independent riders. Read the beach signs.KitRent or bring. KBC Tarifa and 3Sixty hire kite kit on the beach.
Kite sizes for August

August has no session mean to size from, so no sizes are given.

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Best months, Kite. Record.

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Sources, and their limits

Where each section of this report comes from. Record is measured. Modelled is computed by a formula because no measurement exists yet; it looks like data and is not. Written is WindChaser's editorial copy, compiled from the sources below.

§WhatSourceLimit
01Kite month sharesRecordCounted at 12 kt for three daylight hours from icon_eu at 7 km, cell 1.99 km from the spot, December 2022 to September 2026, 3 to 4 years a month, no station correction.
01Windsurf and Wing month sharesRecordCounted at 13 kt (Windsurf) and 12 kt (Wing) from the same series, by the same rule as the Kite share.
01Direction, strength, when it blowsWrittenDirection from school guides (Kite and Roll, Addict, Kite Fun Tarifa). Strength and time of day read from the record.
02The month’s recordsRecordThree to four years a month. ERA5 over the same window reads lower in every month, so treat the shares as a guide until a station check ships.
03Stays, schools and kitWrittenChecked on each business’s own website or a named rider source, and stays also on Google, most recently on 30 September 2026. Price bands only where a price is published.
04Tide windowsMissingNo tide source in the pipeline. The section renders its empty state.
05The lagoon, summer zones, drift and stoneWrittenThe lagoon rules from Decree 262/2007 (Junta de Andalucía) and Tarifa Municipal Ordinance article 61.7, both as quoted on the Junta’s Los Lances page. Summer zones and physical hazards from school guides; the ordinance’s summer-zone article not read first hand.
06Airports, access, packing, kite sizesWrittenRoad distances from OSRM routing. Water temperature from compiled research, not measured. Sizes derived from the session mean.
MapsMissingNo drawn maps for this spot. No surveyed coordinates for the launches.

The record

Hourly wind, 2022 to 2026, from DWD ICON-EU via Open-Meteo: a 7 km grid, read at the cell 2.0 km from the spot. It knows the wind over the cell, not the gust on the sand in front of you, and it knows the bearing, not the coastline: "side-onshore" is a rider's reading of the bearing. Each month is counted over three to four years.

What we could not source for Tarifa, Los Lances

Crowds by month: no count exists for Los Lances yet. The municipal beach ordinance with the summer zone boundaries, read first hand. A water quality classification, and a first-hand reading of the local vibe. Tide tables and per-launch tide windows. A station check on the wind record. Surveyed launch coordinates. A measured water temperature. A licensed photograph.

Conditions change. Check local rules and conditions before you ride.

Compiled by WindChaser, 25 Sep 2026. Hero photograph on the spot page by Kmtextor, CC BY-SA 4.0. Report generated 22 Oct 2026 from record version 2026.10; a report and its spot page are rendered from the same data and cannot disagree.

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