Almería - Costacabana

About this spot

• air12-30 kt
• explorePoniente · Levante
• wavesChoppy
• signal_cellular_altIntermediate
• calendar_monthBest: Jan–Dec

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.

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