Continent |
Africa |
Country |
Canary Islands |
Next Big City |
Las Palmas |
Next Town |
Pozo Izquierdo |
|
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking |
Water
Type: |
Chop, Small wave, Medium wave |
Hazards: |
None |
Quality: |
Crystal clear |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Usually choppy but some epic days with waves.
Beach
Type: |
Pebbles, Stones |
Size: |
Small |
Hazards: |
Stones |
Beach Users: |
None |
A lot of big pebbles and hard land. There is enough room for landing and launching but it have to be done with extreme precautions. The best way is with help in the kite and another one helping you to the water. Strong wind and gusty.
Weather
Spring:
|
Normal |
Summer:
|
Shorty, Normal |
Fall:
|
Normal |
Winter:
|
Normal |
Warmer air, around 25°C all year. Winter a bit colder. 3 mm wetsuit all year needed, since the water is not warm enough.
Wind
Best Months: |
May, June, July, August, September |
Wind Type: |
Trade |
Best Direction: |
NE |
Main Direction: |
NE |
In summer 30+ knots and gusty. The rest of the year could be from 15-25 knots but not so often like in summer. Northeast is the best.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
Short walk |
From Las Palmas GC-1 South to Maspalomas, exit Pozo Izquierdo. When you reach Pozo and in front of Cutre there is a sand road that goes to the South 400m. You will see ITC (Instituto Tecnologico Canario) behind the road turn to the water and you are at kite beach, there are some wind mills, which are easily to spot from the highway.
Extra information
They ban Pozo for Kitesurfing and then we moved about 500m to the South. Many days the wind is better than Pozo. Be careful launching and landing the kite and always help people because it's the worst part of this spot, once in the water it's perfect. Not a beginners spot!
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