Continent |
Africa |
Country |
Canary Islands |
Next Big City |
Arrecife |
Next Town |
Costa Teguise |
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Rooms, School, Shop, Rental, Rescue, Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking |
Type: |
Flat, Chop, Medium wave, Big wave |
Hazards: |
Swimmers, Animals, Currents, Buoys, Wave breaker, Mole |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
High tide, Tide independent |
It's a city spot ! Best time early morning, later afternoon. If too crowded ask for the local shuttle. In theory for every level
Type: |
Sand, Stones |
Size: |
Small |
Hazards: |
Stones |
Beach Users: |
May, June, July, August |
It's crowded sometimes, depends on wind directions, bank holidays and wavesize. Traffic with swimmers and windsurfers. Sandy beach with rocks and wave breakers. Lots of beach goers around. Recommended to body drag on board the inner part of the lagoon. Recommended to wear shoes for starting and landing. During the ride You don't need. Start the kite in the water, also the helper should go some steps in the water. Act carefully.
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Spring:
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Normal |
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Summer:
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Shorty, Normal |
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Fall:
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Normal |
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Winter:
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Normal |
Within a couple of meters You can have a complete different water temperature - depends on wave size, tides and current
Best Months: |
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December |
Wind Type: |
Trade |
Best Direction: |
NNE, NE, ENE |
Main Direction: |
NNE |
Trade winds, but because local situation 10 - 20 ktns more than somewhere else on the island. At NNE one the most windy places of the island (the others are Playa Honda and Jameos del Agua. Lots of buildings will make the wind gusty close to shore. Body drag recommended for going out/in
Transport |
Car, Bus |
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Access
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No walk |
City spot in the center of the village Costa Teguise
Rules |
Zones |
Supervised swimming areas, supervised windsurfing area. Local rule - no conflicts with windsurfers, kiters go eather upwind or downwind of them.
Yes, any kind of entertainment. If You stay alone all night, nobody (and Victoria) can help You !
