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Wing foil and Windsurf at Tarifa, Tarifa and the Strait: when to go, stats and leaderboard

Tarifa and the Strait, Andalusia, Spain

Tarifa is busiest between April and October: sessions usually start between 13:00 and 18:00. 41% of sessions are Wing foil.

Sessions, 12 months
1,703
Riders, 12 months
210
Sessions, 30 days
133
Record, 12 months
42.3 kn
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Leaderboard

Best session of each rider in the last 12 months, from the Waterspeed leaderboard. Updated every day.

Wing foil: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1Mat Cano29.3 kn 54.3 km/h
2Tommaso Centonze26.5 kn 49.0 km/h
3Kabol Sanchez25.8 kn 47.8 km/h
4Martin Tieles sande25.3 kn 46.8 km/h
5saul vol Tarifa25.2 kn 46.7 km/h
6Mattia Biagiotti25.0 kn 46.3 km/h
7Anonymous rider24.5 kn 45.3 km/h
8Armin Christofori24.4 kn 45.1 km/h
9Max marino24.2 kn 44.8 km/h
10Einar Bleikvin23.8 kn 44.0 km/h

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Windsurf: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1Mario Kümpel38.6 kn 71.5 km/h
2Fabien31.2 kn 57.8 km/h
3Nacho Picaza29.2 kn 54.0 km/h
4Matthieu VINCENEUX29.1 kn 53.9 km/h
5Raymond Weijt28.9 kn 53.6 km/h
6lassince28.8 kn 53.4 km/h
7Davin Scudamore28.8 kn 53.4 km/h
8Felipe K28.5 kn 52.8 km/h
9Gero Winkelsträter28.2 kn 52.2 km/h
10pezi28.1 kn 52.1 km/h

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Kitesurf: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1saul vol Tarifa42.3 kn 78.3 km/h
2Anonymous rider26.1 kn 48.4 km/h
3Javier Agullo24.6 kn 45.6 km/h
4David Vicente24.6 kn 45.5 km/h
5Rafael24.3 kn 45.0 km/h
6MANUEL BERMUDEZ MUÑOZ24.3 kn 45.0 km/h
7Julien Gauthier22.7 kn 42.0 km/h
8Torrens Eric22.2 kn 41.1 km/h
9Valentin (Team WBC)22.0 kn 40.8 km/h
10Nacho Artola22.0 kn 40.7 km/h

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Windfoil: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1Jonas Dahlstrup30.1 kn 55.8 km/h
2Ivan Moleon27.5 kn 51.0 km/h
3Brian Røgild27.2 kn 50.4 km/h
4Salvador Castel-Branco21.5 kn 39.8 km/h
5sandro20.3 kn 37.6 km/h
6Avivirlavida19.7 kn 36.4 km/h
7saul vol Tarifa16.5 kn 30.5 km/h
8Gigi De Blasio15.9 kn 29.5 km/h
9Rafel Puigcercos Campari14.1 kn 26.1 km/h
10Pepe13.1 kn 24.2 km/h

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When to go

Sessions by month

  • Jan67
  • Feb59
  • Mar132
  • Apr198
  • May167
  • Jun187
  • Jul278
  • Aug195
  • Sep213
  • Oct168
  • Nov39
  • Dec0

Best month by sport

  • Wing foilJuly97
  • WindsurfApril60
  • KitesurfAugust33
  • SUPJuly32
  • WindfoilJuly17
  • StraplessSeptember16
  • ParawingSeptember15
  • Kite foilApril9

Sessions by time of day

Most sessions start between 13:00 and 18:00. Local start time.

  • 8:003
  • 9:007
  • 10:0037
  • 11:0070
  • 12:00135
  • 13:00216
  • 14:00251
  • 15:00302
  • 16:00308
  • 17:00223
  • 18:00101
  • 19:0042
  • 20:008

Sports

Wind direction

Direction from weather model

  • E839
  • W418
  • N383
  • SW26
  • NW23
  • SE9
  • S4
  • NE1
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Questions

When is the best time to go to Tarifa?

Sessions at Tarifa are mostly between April and October. The busiest month is July, with 278 sessions in the last 12 months.

Is Tarifa better in the morning or in the afternoon?

Most sessions start between 13:00 and 18:00, local time. 7% start before noon and 93% from noon on.

Which sports do people practise at Tarifa?

Wing foil (41%), Windsurf (21%), Kitesurf (8%), SUP (4%), and Windfoil (4%). Waterspeed recorded 1,703 sessions here in the last 12 months.

What is the speed record at Tarifa?

42.3 knots (78.3 km/h), Kitesurf, on February 26, 2026. It is the fastest session at Tarifa on the Waterspeed leaderboard in the last 12 months.

Who is at the top of the Wing foil leaderboard at Tarifa?

Mat Cano, with 29.3 knots on May 8, 2026. The top 10 is on this page; the full leaderboard is on leaderboard.waterspeedapp.com.

Data: Waterspeed leaderboard sessions. Town positions: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.