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Type:	Shallow, Flat, Chop
Hazards:	Ships/Boats
Quality:	No Info
Best Tide:	Tide Independent

As it is a river mouth and the sand banks are quite flat, tide can go up and down surprisingly fast. Currents are not strong neither dangerous, though. No waves at all. If the wind is under 18 knots the water will stay perfectly flat. Water depth can go from 30 cm. to 3 meter so in the shallowest parts there's no chop at all.

Type:	Sand
Size:	Depending on Tide
Hazards:	Shells
Beach Users:	None

Small beach for hight tide, large sand banks on low tide. No rocks at all. Some rough grass. Many shells which may damage the kite if crashed hard. Few people on the beach, more than enough room to launch kites.

Best Months:	January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
Wind Type:	Thermal Winds, Frontal Winds
Best Direction:	N, S
Main Direction:	N, S

Stronger wind from September to March, from the South. If there's a `low` coming, it will probably blow. During summer you can find 12 knots many afternoons. The hotter the day, the stronger the wind. Predominant wind in winter: southern from 10-40 knots. Northern, from 10-25 knots. Summer: thermal wind from the North, never exceeding 20 knots.

Transport:	Car
Access:	Long Walk

Get directions from

From Bilbao to Gernika and then get the road towards Lekeitio. Before Lekeitio follow signs to `Playa de Laida`. 1 km before reaching the `Laida` beach stop your car beside the road, find a restaurant called `Kanala Jatetxea` and exactly at the other side of the road you will find the steps that will take you to the beach: descending a 200 meter stone-made steps.

Rules:

No Info

During the summer, you will find that in a 20 km. radius one or more towns will be celebrating their local holidays. During winter the action gets restricted to Gernika and Bilbao, and only on weekends. Many places to drink a beer with your friends, though.