Kitesurfing competitions Tarifa 2025 🥇

This year 2025 we have planned a very attractive competition calendar, in which you will have a great time watching the best riders in the world in Tarifa.

We have seven pending events on different dates. Six for kiteboarding, plus the date of the Wingfoil World Championships.

Thus, and taking into account the extremely high level of the participants, two divisions are created for the boys: Pro Division 1 and Pro Division 2. And another for the girls.

The trial period begins on April 1st. And, as we’ll explain later, we have two months to give it our all…

As you already know, the first hits will be launched at the legendary Balneario spot in Tarifa, with over 30 knots, when the conditions are ideal. Balneario Spot Tarifa.

Don’t miss it in 2025, as this event has been incredible in previous years in terms of both performance and organization!

Last year, she was presented as the big revelation in kitesurfing competitions in Tarifa, continuing the boom in big air or big jump competitions.

The competition, organized by the great Vlady (rider and creator of the Colombian-born Wayuu brand of boards), will feature top-level riders such as Giel Vlugt and Jeremy Burlando.

The latter was proclaimed the grand winner of Division 1 last year, 2024, by putting on an incredible performance in the grand final.

The qualifying system is based on hits, with judges scoring the rider’s trick in addition to the height achieved. It’s quite a spectacle.

We also want to point out that the dates are spectacular and, in our opinion, one of the best times to come to Tarifa, and that it will also be accompanied by this competition.

Behind her are Lana Herman 🇸🇮 and Alessa Sophia 🇩🇪. Incredible girls who, in our opinion, are getting infinitely better every minute!!

The 2025 Youth World Cup Kiteboarding will be held in Ensenada de Valdevaqueros, specifically at the El Tumbao beach bar. It will be held from September 1st to 5th, with dates already confirmed by the GKA organizers: www.gkakiteworldtour.com/events

In this modality, the youngest riders are divided into three categories: twintip, freestyle, and strapless surfing.

And they competed in this spectacular event last year at the Qatar Airways GKA World Championships after four days of epic battles in our kite mecca.

There were a total of 55 athletes from 13 countries, and they are undoubtedly the future of kiteboarding.

And finally, in the under-19 category, Frenchman Noah Nicolas swept the strapless category, and in the twintip category, his fellow Frenchman Antoine Olivier, the 2023 winner, had a beautiful duel with Spaniard Rafael Montero, which the Spaniard ultimately won. Congratulations, Rafa!

As usual, this event will be held in “Valde” and will be attended massively. There’s a great kitesurfing atmosphere and the best riders in the world performing the best freestyle tricks imaginable.

Also around the same time, the strapless event will be held, specifically on October 19th. And the Superpunk Big AIR Tarifa will be held on the same day. Mark your calendar for October 19th! 🚀

This year, and now in its second edition, a qualifying round preceding the Red Bulls King of the Air will land in Tarifa in June 2025. The window opens on June 1st and the date will be chosen by the 30th when we have the wind to take to the heights!

This will be the prelude to the final Test, which will be held in Cape Town (South Africa) around the month of November.

In the brutal Balneario spot, we’ll have the pleasure of enjoying this spectacular Big Air event, the winner of which secures a spot in the highly anticipated Cape Town final.

This event, which was originally held in Hawaii and later moved to South Africa, will also stop in Italy and Denmark.

The competition will kick off with 18 participants in Tarifa, four of whom are already in the race, and the remaining 14 will have to earn their place. This race clearly won’t disappoint anyone.

This year, we’re also focusing on new generations and incorporating girls into the women’s division. Quite a challenge!

This sport, known as Formula 1 kitesurfing, is spectacular and will undoubtedly delight competitors and spectators alike.

This last modality is becoming very popular among all kitesurfing enthusiasts because it was an Olympic event at the last Paris Olympics, which were held in 2024 (July 26, Friday, to Sunday, August 11), and whose headquarters were in Marseille (France).

Tarifa is known for its windy days per year and the quality of its Valdevaqueros beach for wingsurfing. This makes it a must-visit destination for the World Championship Tour.

The event will be held between June 24 and 27, 2025. The venue, as usual, will be Ensenada de Valdevaqueros in front of the Tangana beach bar.

You can’t miss this spectacular event and the great atmosphere. Don’t miss the little ones in the junior categories. Incredible!

The world’s best riders gathered at the Balneario – Tarifa spot to compete in this 2023 World Championship Big Air competition.