How is it that the wind forecasts on XC Weather , Windfinder, BBC etc don't show the constant strong winds talked about in this video ? XCweather often shows Rota and Gibraltar was like 12 knots baseline. Similar story for Almeria which is also supposed to be good winds but often shows up as very little ?
Great video Nico! And spot on advice! I lived in Tarifa in the 2000s (had a windsurfshop and a restaurant there) and although the wind has changed a bit since then (climate change :(( ), the spots were more or less the same then under the conditions you describe. As for campsites, I would also suggest Camping Tarifa. It has its own surfing beach, bigger and sandy (with some rocks), with good accesibility and in walking/windsurfing distance from Arte Vida, Dos Mares and (to the other side) Hotel Hurricane and camping Torre de la Pena. On top of that the pitches are more spacy and you meet more Spanish windsurfers (and from Portugal, the UK and France.....Torre de la Pena tends to be very German). I love your work, please keep on posting!!
Been there 1984 for the first time. With my parents when I was 10 years old. We stayed in Camping Torre de la pena. I haven't had learnt to windsurf yet (later in the year in the Bretagne I started). My elder brother was using a Bic Show and a sail with just short battens. Later in the early 90s I had my best time there. Parking on Valdevaqueros for weeks. No kitesurfers. Tiga 254 and 4.2 or Copello Slalom 275 with V8 6.5. Eating huge pizzas in town scissors. That was all fun!
your videos and sailing improved quite a lot over the years... maybe you dont realise but you will be one of the few saviors of windsurfing with your passion for both sailing and promoting it. keep up the goodwork!!
Deine Videos haben mittlerweile eine extrem hohe Qualität. Die Videos waren von Anfang an gut aber das ist echt ein neues Level. Respekt und weiter so!
Thank you Nico, excellent video. I went twice to Tarifa already, but now I realize there are spots I didn’t go to. Perfect excuse to go back! Thanks again!
I will be going to Madrid for 1 year to study abroad, OF COURSE, I'm taking all my equipment with me, and I was planning a trip to Tarifa but had no idea about the spots etc, this video helped me so much! I hope I bump into you over there!
Tremendo Video Nico!…. nice guide to know Tarifa spot… Thank you…. 56years old rider learning here…retired… travelling to know and lear windsurf… very helful…. Cheers…. 👏🏻😎
Because of this video I came to Tarifa for windsurfing and I am here in Bibo beach right now! 😊 Thanks for the video and spot review! Tarifa really is the one of the best place for windsurfing.
Wow absolutely loved this one Nico, I see the hard work that was put into this video. Shout out to the cameraman as well 🤙 I've been watching you since day one, just want to say I've learned so much from you and you've inspired me in ways unexplainable, I love the positive environment that you create with your videos & ability to explain in detail. Keep up the good work 🌊💨 👏
Tarifa is epic. Been there in august 2000, not a windsurfer myself, but my friends were. Back than it was still mostly Spanish-inlanders that came for their holiday there. We stayed at the Camping Tarifa next to the beach. Beautiful water but cold as ice, threaturous pointy rocks under the shoreline which cut my friends head the first dive in after 27hrs drive from NL. There were a lot of surfers, mostly native. But looking at your shots it really looks like an invasion of euro kiters. Way to crowed. STILL, I would love to go back now I took my first steps in windsurfing, but I know I will stand out too much being a newbie compared to all those big guns. The 10 knots beach sounds more like my spot. :) Nightlife was really laidback and good fun. Never came back to my hammock before 06:00hrs. It is a pitty to see that La Ruina and Balneario Night Clubs are permanently closed. Had Corona's all night long, leaving the Heiniken's for the foreigners. :)
Super gute Zusammenfassung und sehr sympathisch :-) Hoffe dann auf einen erweiterten Spotguide mit den Spots nördlich Tarifa bzw. Bolonia und evtl. auch auf der Mittelmeerseite! Saludos und hoffentlich bald wieder in Tarifa! Dirk - GO! Travel & More
Thanks nico🙏🙂 Great video, great information. I've been wanting to spend a summer sailing in tarifa for a long time and after this video I see that the sooner it happens the better!!🤙😃
Hey Nico its always great to see your videos.. we are beginners and are definitively looking forward to check Tarifa very soon. We are now at a 5.5 sail and a 200l board (heavy) but always positive to improve as its awesome to fly over the wather!!
Remember also Caños de Meca, Nico. Where the battle of Trafalgar took place. A really hot spot when Levante is brutal in Tarifa and ideal for wave sailing.
It's about 30 years ago and i was just learning windsurfing then in Tarifa. On my first day, as i went to the beach to have look at at the spot, which took me about 20 minutes, some super-silly junkies broke the window and doorlocks of my empty (!) car. Nothing was stolen there was only the damage. I never went there again. But after watching the video, i'm thinking about changing my mind and make peace with it ... ;)
Nice spotguide. We were thinking to go there this winter but didn't know what to expect. Now we do. Some spots are not for me, but you said it in the video, there is always a spot for everyone. I'm used to sail in Brouwersdam Holland or La Nautique in France and saw/heared some places that look the same. What is the town life in winter (end of december, start of january)? Keep up the good work with your great video's.
Hey Nico, Tarifa has amazing windsurfing spots, I recommend you to come to Vieste in Italy, one of the best windsurfing cities in all of Italy, you can find various spots with wind between 15 and 25 knots, Andy Laufer also came to Vieste for some sailing.
Such a Great Spot Guide! Hopefully you go on doing this for Spots in germany, denmark, and whats with the poland Baltin sea? Would be great for persons and Familys which want to travel by car. Thanxxxx
Thanks for this great video! You made me want to come windsurfing in Tarifa too! But I'm just an amateur, and it would be great if you could add some information for people like me. Specifically, I can't bring equipment and so would have to rent. I see that there is an Ion Club in Valdevaqueros which has rental options. Are there other similar places where one could rent equipment for a week or two? Some tips would really helpful. Many thanks.
Hi Nico , super Video - selbst Windsurfer in Tarifa , wohne jetzt auch fest hier// stimme mit allem sehr überein … für mich der beste Einstieg direct hinter dem Tumbao … 20 m zum Wasser …. Ansonsten Campo Football
What about the offshore spot couple of miles ahead of Tarifa? It is located next to Strait of Gibraltar where shallow water meets the deep water zone with high current. Ever checked that?
when you are talking about the bibo spot, what is the song playing in the background?? Btw the video is awesome!!! will come in handy when I finally set sail in tarifa! ;)
How is it that the wind forecasts on XC Weather , Windfinder, BBC etc don't show the constant strong winds talked about in this video ? XCweather often shows Rota and Gibraltar was like 12 knots baseline. Similar story for Almeria which is also supposed to be good winds but often shows up as very little ?
Super good question! Often and in good weather you can add a solid 10kn to the windguru forecast .
Use Aviation ATIS weather for a better forecast
Great video Nico! And spot on advice! I lived in Tarifa in the 2000s (had a windsurfshop and a restaurant there) and although the wind has changed a bit since then (climate change :(( ), the spots were more or less the same then under the conditions you describe. As for campsites, I would also suggest Camping Tarifa. It has its own surfing beach, bigger and sandy (with some rocks), with good accesibility and in walking/windsurfing distance from Arte Vida, Dos Mares and (to the other side) Hotel Hurricane and camping Torre de la Pena. On top of that the pitches are more spacy and you meet more Spanish windsurfers (and from Portugal, the UK and France.....Torre de la Pena tends to be very German). I love your work, please keep on posting!!
Extremely well done man, I live down under but it still gets me excited hahaha
18 minutes full of highlights! Thanks for sharing
For sure, a windsurfer paradise.
I am already thinking of start planning the vacations there.
Been there 1984 for the first time. With my parents when I was 10 years old. We stayed in Camping Torre de la pena. I haven't had learnt to windsurf yet (later in the year in the Bretagne I started). My elder brother was using a Bic Show and a sail with just short battens. Later in the early 90s I had my best time there. Parking on Valdevaqueros for weeks. No kitesurfers. Tiga 254 and 4.2 or Copello Slalom 275 with V8 6.5. Eating huge pizzas in town scissors. That was all fun!
Рад за вас, это такая удача, когда есть рядом море, условия для тренировок. Очень круто!
Great!
Tarifa tourist office should use your video!
your videos and sailing improved quite a lot over the years... maybe you dont realise but you will be one of the few saviors of windsurfing with your passion for both sailing and promoting it. keep up the goodwork!!
Thanks, Teyk! Very nice words from you :-)
Deine Videos haben mittlerweile eine extrem hohe Qualität. Die Videos waren von Anfang an gut aber das ist echt ein neues Level. Respekt und weiter so!
Thank you Nico, excellent video. I went twice to Tarifa already, but now I realize there are spots I didn’t go to. Perfect excuse to go back! Thanks again!
Great spot guide Nico.
Sauber gemacht.
Daumen hoch.
Wie waren 2011 das letzte mal da unten,.... es wird Zeit
Pretty accurate. I ve been there 4x four decades ago. Why has Camps der Meca been missed out? Another nice spot. Keep it up Nico
I will be going to Madrid for 1 year to study abroad, OF COURSE, I'm taking all my equipment with me, and I was planning a trip to Tarifa but had no idea about the spots etc, this video helped me so much! I hope I bump into you over there!
I am going next week to Tarifa for a MONTH! Will you be there at some point maybe hahah
Excellent, focused and professional spotguide. Well done. Haven't been back since 2014, but still my favourite windsurfing region.
I went there a few times already. I can strongly suggest the Surfrental at the Bibo spot. Great material there
Tremendo Video Nico!…. nice guide to know Tarifa spot… Thank you…. 56years old rider learning here…retired… travelling to know and lear windsurf… very helful…. Cheers…. 👏🏻😎
What a great place to surf, I love it every time I'll go there. We even have shaken hands 2 years ago…. Great spot guide you have made!!
Because of this video I came to Tarifa for windsurfing and I am here in Bibo beach right now! 😊 Thanks for the video and spot review! Tarifa really is the one of the best place for windsurfing.
Wow!! So cool!
Wow absolutely loved this one Nico, I see the hard work that was put into this video. Shout out to the cameraman as well 🤙 I've been watching you since day one, just want to say I've learned so much from you and you've inspired me in ways unexplainable, I love the positive environment that you create with your videos & ability to explain in detail. Keep up the good work 🌊💨 👏
Tarifa is epic. Been there in august 2000, not a windsurfer myself, but my friends were. Back than it was still mostly Spanish-inlanders that came for their holiday there. We stayed at the Camping Tarifa next to the beach. Beautiful water but cold as ice, threaturous pointy rocks under the shoreline which cut my friends head the first dive in after 27hrs drive from NL. There were a lot of surfers, mostly native. But looking at your shots it really looks like an invasion of euro kiters. Way to crowed. STILL, I would love to go back now I took my first steps in windsurfing, but I know I will stand out too much being a newbie compared to all those big guns. The 10 knots beach sounds more like my spot. :) Nightlife was really laidback and good fun. Never came back to my hammock before 06:00hrs. It is a pitty to see that La Ruina and Balneario Night Clubs are permanently closed. Had Corona's all night long, leaving the Heiniken's for the foreigners. :)
Lets goo torre de la peña!! Really nice video Nico, it is really nice of you making those viedeos.
Me at the start: Ahh I'm never going to Tarifa, I'll just watch to see some nice windsurfing shots.
Me at the end: ok I'm going to Tarifa
Wow, this is an extremely beautiful video!
Super gute Zusammenfassung und sehr sympathisch :-) Hoffe dann auf einen erweiterten Spotguide mit den Spots nördlich Tarifa bzw. Bolonia und evtl. auch auf der Mittelmeerseite! Saludos und hoffentlich bald wieder in Tarifa! Dirk - GO! Travel & More
Thanks nico🙏🙂
Great video, great information.
I've been wanting to spend a summer sailing in tarifa
for a long time and after this video I see that the sooner it happens the better!!🤙😃
Hey Nico its always great to see your videos.. we are beginners and are definitively looking forward to check Tarifa very soon. We are now at a 5.5 sail and a 200l board (heavy) but always positive to improve as its awesome to fly over the wather!!
Heck yeah!!! So awesome!!! One day hopefully. 🌊🤙🏼🙌🏻
Awesome tour. Can't wait to explore those spots myself in few weeks time.
Thanks Nico - and Sebastian ofcourse - for the overview! Need to get back there 🤙
Great tour Nico!! Didn't know there were so many beachs you can windsurf there. Thanks!! 🔥🔥👏👏
Remember also Caños de Meca, Nico. Where the battle of Trafalgar took place. A really hot spot when Levante is brutal in Tarifa and ideal for wave sailing.
Excellent video! Well produced with great information!
Superb quality video, Nico.
Really really well done. Loved this one! Vacation destination for sure.
One of your best videos for sure! This spot guide provides tons of value. Will apply to my 2nd Tarifa Trip soon :)
Very enjoyable, will watch again thanks. Looks like you love your new job.
Nice video talking perfectly about this little paradise 👍🤙
simple amazing!!! I'm planning on moving there in a couple years!!!!!!!!! fingers crossed.
Thanks for this Nico, very cool!
Never been in tarifa but after seeing your video, i'll definetly go to tarifa in my next trip in october
Very cool video. Very helpful me and a friend want to go to Tarifa as we turn 18. So now we know where to go there 🤙🏻
Great video Nico, excellent explanation of the spots. Keep up the good stuff !
Danke Nico, ich bin im Mai dort und die Tipps sind sehr hilfreich 🤙
Great video, Nico - keep on going!!
Excelente video, gracias Nico. Con ganas de volver a Tarifa.
Excellent guide!
super good video.we will go to tarifa for christmas and new year i hope will be some wind
Great video, thanks Nico!
Great Tarifa guide. Thanks
Amazing video! Very well done. Great info and beautiful scenery! Would love to sail here one day
Love it. Too far away for me, but maybe one day! Enjoyed the format.
💥💯 Amazing - Love the surf vibes 🤙😎🌴☀️
Great guide, thanks... Keep them coming!
The most inspiring 18 minutes for me today, keep going champ 💯🔥
You made me very happy Nico 🤙
It's about 30 years ago and i was just learning windsurfing then in Tarifa. On my first day, as i went to the beach to have look at at the spot, which took me about 20 minutes, some super-silly junkies broke the window and doorlocks of my empty (!) car. Nothing was stolen there was only the damage. I never went there again.
But after watching the video, i'm thinking about changing my mind and make peace with it ... ;)
Absolutely amazing 👏, well done 👍
Nice spotguide. We were thinking to go there this winter but didn't know what to expect. Now we do. Some spots are not for me, but you said it in the video, there is always a spot for everyone. I'm used to sail in Brouwersdam Holland or La Nautique in France and saw/heared some places that look the same. What is the town life in winter (end of december, start of january)?
Keep up the good work with your great video's.
Such a legend!
great video
Great guide! More of them!😎
Awesome video. Super helpful. Thanks for that!!
Thanks Nico, thanks for shearing, Great vid! Tarifa in to bucket list to visit :-)
Absolute fantastic spot guide 🖒
Beautiful place!
You need to come to Perth in Western Australia during our summer if you like Tarifa. 😊
Awesome video. Why wanted to go to tarifa already but now I'm dying to go there.
Great work Nico!! Amazing!
Awesome video. Windsurfer heaven. 😍
Nice spotguide, gracias
Thanks Nico, I am coming to Traifa, Yeah!! March 2022
I would love to go there man. Great tour!
Great Guide! Are there any Windsurf rentals open in winter?
nice i was in tarifa in the 90s all years still a great place thru decades for wind sports
Hey Nico, Tarifa has amazing windsurfing spots, I recommend you to come to Vieste in Italy, one of the best windsurfing cities in all of Italy, you can find various spots with wind between 15 and 25 knots, Andy Laufer also came to Vieste for some sailing.
Thanks Nico
I go there alot great to know some different spots
Well done. Great video. 👌👌👌👏👏👏
tnx, Nico, for useful info!
some spots on 3D map was cool and if you add just simply map with all 15 spots it could be great!
At last some nice music, thx Nico!
Excelent video! I love Tarifa, so much to do apart from windsurfing
Hi, Nico. Would you recommend Tarifa at Easter for an intermediate windsurfer? What spot of Tarifa would you recommend?
Great Video, very useful content!
Such a Great Spot Guide! Hopefully you go on doing this for Spots in germany, denmark, and whats with the poland Baltin sea? Would be great for persons and Familys which want to travel by car. Thanxxxx
Great stuff, I want to go there!!
Thanks for this great video! You made me want to come windsurfing in Tarifa too! But I'm just an amateur, and it would be great if you could add some information for people like me. Specifically, I can't bring equipment and so would have to rent. I see that there is an Ion Club in Valdevaqueros which has rental options. Are there other similar places where one could rent equipment for a week or two? Some tips would really helpful. Many thanks.
Hi Nico , super Video - selbst Windsurfer in Tarifa , wohne jetzt auch fest hier// stimme mit allem sehr überein … für mich der beste Einstieg direct hinter dem Tumbao … 20 m zum Wasser …. Ansonsten Campo Football
Sehr schön Nico!!!
I would live there too, awesome spot.
Super gemacht!
really nice informative video, thank you ;)
Thanks Nico!!
man, that was a good spot guide ! I wish we had the same for northern germany 😅
very well done, can't wait to be back there :)
Great info and images
Lots of excellent info there.thanks. Mast visit it sometime.
Great video. Thanks!
What about the offshore spot couple of miles ahead of Tarifa? It is located next to Strait of Gibraltar where shallow water meets the deep water zone with high current. Ever checked that?
Great guide thanks
Great one, really!👌🤙
great video again Nico , one day i will be there :)
when you are talking about the bibo spot, what is the song playing in the background?? Btw the video is awesome!!! will come in handy when I finally set sail in tarifa! ;)