Costa del Azahar, Valencia

The spots in and north of Valencia also make it more of an autumn or winter destination – Levante can mean wave sessions in Port Saplaya or Pobla Farnals (Costa del Azahar, Valencia ). In summer it’s better south of the city, as the Garbí thermal takes a break in the bay of Valencia and only starts reliably working again at El Perellonet (cross-on east to south-easterly). The wind starts around noon with a few hours of Garbí, then (especially at the top spots of Oliva and El Vergel, south of Cullera) it veers around to Leveche (cross-off south-east to southerly). Then it’s just a question of waiting for the warm gusts to touch 20 knots.