Continent |
Europe |
Country |
Spain |
Next Big City |
Malaga, Jerez de la Fontera |
Next Town |
Tarifa |
Type: |
Ocean, Lagoon |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Food, Parking |
Type: |
Shallow, Flat, Chop, Small wave, Medium wave |
Hazards: |
None |
Quality: |
Crystal clear |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Can be very nice waves up to 2m. During the first Poniente days mainly flat water. With several strong Poniente days and high tide, a lagoon is created, about 1.5 km long and up to 200m wide. Excellent flat water for speed with the offshore Levante.
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Big |
Hazards: |
Other |
Beach Users: |
July, August |
Big, sandy beach. Lots of space. Be careful in the dunes with thorns.
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Spring:
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Shorty, Normal |
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Summer:
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Shorts, Shorty |
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Fall:
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Shorty, Normal |
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Winter:
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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.
Best Months: |
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October |
Wind Type: |
Thermal, Frontal |
Best Direction: |
NE, ENE, E, W |
Main Direction: |
NE, ENE, E, W |
Levante (Northeast wind) is gusty and strong between 15-30 knots. Normally but some days 40 knots. Poniente (West wind) is perfect for kitesurfing with 8-20 knots.
Transport |
Car |
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Access
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Short walk |
From Tarifa center drive to the end of the village and then turn left into a small dirt road, leading you to a parking lot and a nightclub. Free parking. 15min of walking to Tarifa.
Rules |
Time |
Kitesurfing and windsurfing banned during summer.
A nightclub directly at the beach. Only opened in the high season. But always nightlife in Tarifa.
