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Kitesurf Location - La Jaima ( ID la_jaima )      Hits: 1987
 
You are here: Europe > Spain > Kitesurf Location - La Jaima ( ID la_jaima )
Continent: Europe
Country: Spain
Next Big City (Airport):  Malaga, Jerez de la Fontera
Next Town: Tarifa
Latitude:   36.0237
Longitude: -5.6184
Type:
- Ocean
- Lagoon
Rider Ability:
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurfing
- Windsurfing
Features:
- Parking

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Near Locations
Tarifa (1.29 km) Best Direction: W Type: Flat Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
Rio Jara (1.32 km) Best Direction: No Information Type: Shallow Flat Chop Small Wave (< 1m)
Los Lances (1.92 km) Best Direction: W Type: Shallow Flat Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
Playa Chica (2.01 km) Best Direction: E Type: Shallow Flat Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
La Charca (2.1 km) Best Direction: S SSW SW WSW W Type: Shallow Flat Chop Small Wave (< 1m)
Arte Vida (4.18 km) Best Direction: No Information Type: Chop Small Wave (< 1m)
Hurricane Hotel (4.79 km) Best Direction: No Information Type: Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
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Water
Type:
- Shallow
- Flat
- Chop
- Small Wave (< 1m)
- Medium Wave (1-3m)
Hazards:
- None

Quality:
- Crystal Clear
Best Tide:
- Tide Independent


Can be very nice waves up to 2m. During the first Poniente days mainly flat water. With several strong Poniente days and high tide, a lagoon is created, about 1.5 km long and up to 200m wide. Excellent for a downwinder to Tarifa (Playa Chica).

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 Location
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Big

Hazards:
- Other
Location crowds:
- None


Big, sandy beach. Lots of space. Be careful in the dunes with thorns.

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

Fall:
- Shorty
- Normal Wetsuit
Winter:
- Normal Wetsuit


Air in winter 20°C, in summer between 25 and 35°C. Water between 18°C in winter and 23°C in summer. Winter long wetsuit, summer shorty or shorts, rest of year shorty.

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 Wind

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Best Months:
No Information
Wind Type:
- Thermal Winds

Best Direction:
- W
Main Direction:
- NE
- W


Levante (Northeast wind) is gusty and strong between 15-30 knots. Normally but some days 40 knots. Poniente (West wind) is perfect for kitesurfing with 8-20 knots. Sideshore NNW and SSE.

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


From Tarifa drive towards Cadiz. About 500m outside Tarifa turn left into a small dirt road, leading you to a parking lot and a nightclub. Free parking. 15min of walking to Tarifa.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
No Information




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 Nightlife
A nightclub directly at the beach. Only opened in the high season. But always nightlife in Tarifa.

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