As it is a river mouth and the sand banks are quite flat, tide can go up and down surprisingly fast. Currents are not strong neither dangerous, though. No waves at all. If the wind is under 18 knots the water will stay perfectly flat. Water depth can go from 30 cm. to 3 meter so in the shallowest parts there's no chop at all.
Small beach for hight tide, large sand banks on low tide. No rocks at all. Some rough grass. Many shells which may damage the kite if crashed hard. Few people on the beach, more than enough room to launch kites. Access to the beach from the road: descending a 200 meter stone-made steps.
Water temperature varying from 14-23°C. 5mm wetsuit mandatory in winter. Air temperature going from 6-30°C. Predominant wind in winter: southern with not too bad weather. Northern wind with cold weather and rain.
Stronger wind from September to March, from the South. If there's a `low` coming, it will probably blow. During summer you can find 12 knots many afternoons. The hotter the day, the stronger the wind. Predominant wind in winter: southern from 10-40 knots. Northern, from 10-25 knots. Summer: thermic wind from the north, never exceeding 20 knots.
From Bilbao to Gernika and then get the road towards Lekeitio. Before Lekeitio follow signs to `Playa de Laida`. 1 km before reaching the `Laida` beach stop your car beside the road, find a restaurant called `Kanala Jatetxea` and exactly at the other side of the road you will find the steps that will take you to the beach.
During the summer, you will find that in a 20 km. radius one or more towns will be celebrating their local holidays. During winter the action gets restricted to Gernika and Bilbao, and only on weekends. Many places to drink a beer with your friends, though.
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