Tarifa beach by the sea in Andalusia / Spain

by Voss photography

* Tarifa Kiter Beach *
Summer view of the beach of Tarifa in Andalusia / Spain with its many kiters and surfers.
The picture was taken on a glorious summer's day with blue skies and a beautiful sky.
Tarifa is located very close to Gibraltar on the Costa de la Luz in the extreme south of Spain and belongs to the province of Cadiz.
Kiters and windsurfers love this region, and even wind and kite championships are regularly held here.
The reason for this is the two prevailing winds, Poniente and Levante, which provide a particularly constant supply of wind.
The Poniente comes from the west and is predominant in Tarifa, while the Levante is a very warm easterly wind, usually with wind forces of up to 8 and is mainly found in June and July. As it blows diagonally offshore from the beach out to sea, it demands a high level of skill from kiters (running upwind). It is therefore mainly used by windsurfers.
Due to its strategic location on the Strait of Gibraltar, Tarifa has repeatedly been the scene of historic events.
Alongside Hawaii and Fuerteventura (Canary Islands), Tarifa is now the venue for windsurfing and kitesurfing championships.
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