Continent |
Europe |
Country |
Spain |
Next Big City |
Sevilla |
Next Town |
Rota |
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Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Camping, Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking |
Water
Type: |
Shallow, Flat, Chop, Small wave, Medium wave |
Hazards: |
Reefs, Rocks |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
Low tide, Coming tide, Falling tide |
Shallow over the reef. Wave breaks on the reef and can be be up to 5m. Best waves at low or medium tide. Flatter water inside the reef. With lighter winds and no swell flat to choppy water with only small waves.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Medium |
Hazards: |
None |
Beach Users: |
No information |
Sandy beach with enough space. 3 access points to the beach.
Weather
Spring:
|
Shorty, Normal |
Summer:
|
Shorts, Shorty |
Fall:
|
Shorty, Normal |
Winter:
|
Normal |
During summer just shorts or a shorty. Long wetsuit during winter. In fall and spring something in between.
Wind
Best Months: |
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October |
Wind Type: |
Thermal, Frontal |
Best Direction: |
N, S, W, NW, NNW |
Main Direction: |
E, S, W |
During summer thermal winds. Best for waves with S and N to NW. South winds are depending on low pressures and don't last the hole day.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
Medium walk |
West from Jerez to Rota. From here north onto Avenida de Punta Candor. Big parking lot with fees. 3 accesses to the beach, take the last one at the radio tower for the reef, but it requires a medium walk.
Extra information
Off limits to kitesurfers from June 15 to September 15.
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