# Almería - Costacabana — Almería, Spain

Costacabana is an urban beach in Almería city, about 1,200 m long and 30 m wide, with dark sand and moderate waves, divided by rock groynes into sections of about 190 m with a promenade and houses behind. The spot is in the section just to the northeast of one of these groynes.

Sources on this beach are scarce: an old forum says it works with Poniente and Levante and that it is a very safe site, and there is a school that offers kitesurf courses in Costacabana. Due to the orientation, both winds enter side-shore, and the drift leads towards the groynes: it is advisable to launch with a margin. It is suitable for kitesurf, windsurf, wingfoil and SUP.

From 15 June to 15 September the beaches of Almería are buoyed for swimming, and there is no reliable local wind data beyond the forecast. Forecasts are checked with ARPEGE, ECMWF and ICON.

Photos: "Playa Costacabana" by Eduardo Milla (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons; "Una solución para la playa de Costacabana - panoramio (2)" by FJ TM (CC BY 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons.

- **Sports:** Kitesurf, Wingfoil, Windsurf, SUP
- **Difficulty:** Intermediate
- **Location:** Almería, Spain (36.83642, -2.38108)
- **Favourable wind directions (where the wind blows from):** E (90°), W (260°)
- **Wind range (knots):** 12–30
- **Best months:** October, November, December, January, February, March, April, May, June

## Wind by month (% of days per strength)

| Month | <7 kn | 7–13 kn | 13–20 kn | 20–35 kn | >35 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43 | 48 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| February | 39 | 50 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| March | 20 | 54 | 23 | 3 | 0 |
| April | 13 | 69 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| May | 15 | 69 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 10 | 72 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 17 | 78 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 17 | 78 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| September | 20 | 74 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 24 | 67 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| November | 34 | 61 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 48 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 0 |

## Local winds

- **Poniente** — W (260°), 12–30 kn. West wind, the most common on the city's coast. On this south-facing beach it enters side-shore.. The drift leads towards the groynes to the east: launch with a margin upwind.
- **Levante** — E (90°), 12–30 kn. East wind: a forum says the spot works with Poniente and Levante and that it is a very safe site. It enters side-shore.. The drift leads towards the groynes to the west.

## Zones

- **Launch area** — Launch zone
- **Costacabana** — Navigation zone

## Points of interest

- **Rock groyne**: Groyne that closes the launch section to the southwest, 60 m away.
- **Lifeguard station**: Beach lifeguards 300 m to the west (swimming season).
- **Toilets**: Public toilets on Avenida Marinera, 500 m to the west.
- **Buoyed zone (summer)**: From 15 June to 15 September the beach front is buoyed for swimming.

## Hazards

- Rock groynes on both sides of the section: the drift leads towards them
- Narrow beach (about 30 m)
- Bathers during the swimming season

## Obstacles

- Rock groynes that divide the beach into sections of about 190 m
- Promenade and houses right next to the beach

## Facilities

- Parking
- Showers
- Toilets
- School

## Restrictions

- Del 15 de junio al 15 de septiembre las playas de Almería se balizan para el baño

[See it on Ventus Surf (3D map, zones and live forecast)](https://ventus.surf/spots/almeria-costacabana-jBQaT767ZBuUNUcYv9H7?lang=en)