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Santa Cristina ( ID santa_cristina )      Hits: 385
You are here: Europe > Spain > Santa Cristina ( ID santa_cristina )
Continent: Europe
Country: Spain
Next Big City (Airport):  La Coruna
Next Town: La Coruna
Latitude:   43.3401
Longitude: -8.3811
Type:
- Ocean
Rider Ability:
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurfing
- Windsurfing
Features:
- Shop
- Rescue
- Parking

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Water
Type:
- Flat
- Chop
- Small Wave (< 1m)
Hazards:
- Swimmers
- Currents
- Ships/Boats

Quality:
- Crystal Clear
Best Tide:
- High Tide
- Low Tide
- Coming Tide


Although the water tends to be choppy it generally is fairly flat in the left side of the beach. As the beach is in the outside of an estuary, there are strong currents when the tide goes down or up so watch out for your board if you loose it. These currents create some good ramps for jumping. Normal the water state is choppy unless there has been a down pressure which generates good waves (0.5-1.5 m) for some days.

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 Beach
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Medium

Hazards:
- None
Beach crowds:
- June
- July
- August


About 900m long beach. Narrow to the East and 100m wide to the West side.

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 Weather
Spring:
- Normal Wetsuit
Summer:
- Shorty
- Normal Wetsuit

Fall:
- Normal Wetsuit
Winter:
- Normal Wetsuit


The water is cold so a wetsuit is needed the whole year.

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 Wind

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Best Months:
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
Wind Type:
No Information

Best Direction:
- N
- NNE
- NE
Main Direction:
- N
- NNE
- NE


This spot only works with North and Northeast winds which is 50% of the wind that generally blows in this part of Spain. This wind blows the whole year been stronger in spring and summer months with an average of 15-18 days per month. The normal strength of the wind is from 12-20 knots getting stronger sometimes reaching 30 knots. Normal kite size is 10-12 sqm for lightweight and 12-16 sqm for heavier people. The beach curves, making NE onshore to the West and N onshore to the Eastside of the beach.

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 How to get there
Transport:
- Car
Access:
- Short Walk


Go to La Coruna and from there get all the way to Santa Cristina. This beach is located 2 minutes from La Coruna center. Small parking area.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
- Restricted Zones
- Time Restrictions
- Other


Rules only in summer time because of swimmer. Kite and windsurfers have to share the beach, so respect towards other water users is a must. The rule is to kite downwind of the windsurfers and because of the council laws kite and windsurfing is not permitted closer than 100 meters of the beach. This is not a problem during cold season but in summer months (July and August) there is a separation with buoys which separates swimmers from water sports.

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 Nightlife
If you like nightlife, this is the place to come every day and reaching it's best at the weekends. Special parties in summer time.

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