Continent |
Europe |
Country |
Spain |
Next Big City |
Malaga |
Next Town |
Guadalmar |
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Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Rooms, Parking |
Water
Type: |
Flat, Chop |
Hazards: |
Swimmers |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Flat to choppy water. Very flat with N-NW winds, which blow offshore and are excellent for speed riding.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Medium |
Hazards: |
Rocks, None |
Beach Users: |
June, July, August |
Long sandy beach. Lots of space if you go south of the main beach.
Weather
Spring:
|
Shorty |
Summer:
|
Shorts, Shorty |
Fall:
|
Shorty |
Winter:
|
Normal |
Air in winter 20°C, in summer between 25 and 35°C. Water between 18°C in winter and 23°C in summer. Winter long wetsuit, summer shorty or shorts, rest of year shorty.
Wind
Best Months: |
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October |
Wind Type: |
Thermal, Frontal |
Best Direction: |
E, SW |
Main Direction: |
N, E, SW, NW, NNW |
During summer SW thermal winds. Works good with East wind, and also gets used for speeding in offshore N-NW, which can be up to 40 knots strong.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
Short walk |
Just south of Malaga. Further south less tourists.
Extra information
Nightlife