Vientos de Menorca – Which Beach to Go To According to the Wind

Última actualización: 19/08/2024

Wind in Menorca - Ciutadella
Wind in Menorca – Ciutadella

The Winds of Menorca

Menorca is an island exposed to the winds. Both when Tramuntana blows (north wind) or when Migjorn blows (south wind), there are changes in the state of the sea and the beaches. This is because in Menorca there are 2 quite different areas. For this reason, most people look at the wind direction before going to the beach to avoid surprises. If you check the wind before going to the beach, you can be sure of a calm afternoon without a lot of waves…

How to see which way the wind is blowing?

If you are not an expert and don’t know what wind is blowing on any given day, the quickest and easiest way to find out what wind is blowing in Menorca is to use the free WindGuru service. It is a website that collects weather data from 6 different points of Menorca, with a fairly high reliability. Windguru also has an iPhone app and an Android app.

If you want something less technical and more graphical, you can use the real time wind map of Menorca. This map is generated by nullschool, a website that generates graphical predictions every 3 hours using supercomputers. Highly recommended!

Map of the Wind in Menorca in Real Time (nullschool)
Real Time Wind Map of Menorca(nullschool)

Which beaches to go to when there is wind…?

As a general rule,

  1. Whenever the wind blows from the south, it is better to go to the northern beaches.
  2. Whenever the wind blows from the north, it is better to go to the southern beaches.

Here you can see a list of northern beaches and southern beaches.

What to do if the wind is blowing from East or from West?

If the wind blows “sideways”, neither from the north nor from the south, there is no big difference between going to northern beaches or southern beaches.

What happens if I go north when the north wind blows?

  • Of course you could try, but the water will be more moving and less clear, and you’ll feel the wind when you’re in the sand.
  • When strong north wind blows (orange-red-lilac color)it is better NOT to go north, as you will not be able to relax on the beach.
  • The same logic for the South wind, which is much less frequent in summer.

How to Interpret Wind Data?

Which beach I can go to according to the wind in Menorca
Which beach I can go to according to the wind in Menorca
  • If the arrows point downwards, the wind is coming from the north: go to the southern beaches.
  • If the arrows point upwards, the wind is coming from the south: you have to go to the northern beaches.

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