Continent |
Europe |
Country |
Spain |
Next Big City |
Sevilla, Malaga |
Next Town |
Tarifa |
|
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Camping, Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking |
Water
Type: |
Chop, Small wave, Medium wave |
Hazards: |
Bridge, Stakes |
Quality: |
Cloudy |
Best Tide: |
High tide |
The lagoon is not ridable anymore due to wooden poles to protect the wildlife. On the ocean side chop to small waves, with more swell the waves can be quiet nice.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Big |
Hazards: |
None |
Beach Users: |
July, August |
Big, sandy beach, lots of space.
Weather
Spring:
|
Shorty, Normal |
Summer:
|
Shorts, Shorty |
Fall:
|
Shorty, Normal |
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: |
W |
Main Direction: |
E, W |
Works with Poniente and Levante.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
Long walk |
North of Tarifa at the camping Rio Jara. Or walk some hundred meters from the parking lot at La Jaima, north end of Tarifa, next to the soccer stadium.
Extra information
Kitesurfing and windsurfing banned during summer.
Nightlife
The nightclub La Jaima is just a few hundred meters away, which only opens during summer. Fun nightlife in Tarifa all year round, but best during summer.