Continent |
Africa |
Country |
Canary Islands |
Next Big City |
Fuerteventura |
Next Town |
Costa Calma |
|
Type: |
Lagoon |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Rooms, School, Parking |
Water
Type: |
Shallow, Flat |
Hazards: |
None |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
High tide |
Only possible before and after high tide. Water max. 1m deep, too flat at low tide. Very flat water, very small chop.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Small |
Hazards: |
None |
Beach Users: |
None |
There are several access points. Lots of space from west, south and east. The beach where the most access the lagoon, since it is the closest point by car, is very small. But launch in the water no problem. All sandy beach.
Weather
Spring:
|
Shorty, Normal |
Summer:
|
Shorts, Shorty |
Fall:
|
Shorty, Normal |
Winter:
|
Normal |
Nice air temperatures all year-round, around 25°C. Water rather cold, wetsuit needed all year-round.
Wind
Best Months: |
May, June, July, August, September |
Wind Type: |
Trade |
Best Direction: |
SE, NW |
Main Direction: |
NW |
Usually very gusty and sideoffshore almost every day from spring to fall. Winds can be gusting anything between 3-8 Bft. Sometimes stronger. Winter can have South or East winds, more constant, but less strong and not that often.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
Short walk |
Fly into Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura. Then by car or bus to the South on the highway. Turn left when you see the sign to `Sol Gorriones`. Pass the hotel to the right and drive uphill. A dirt road with rocks goes almost all the way to the south, drive slow and carefully. The launch is where a bigger area is accessable by car, normally you see the kites immediately. You can also walk from the hotel Sol Gorriones down to the lagoon, or from the windsurf spot to the west walk east to the lagoon.
Extra information
Works only for about 4 hrs a day. Be careful with jumping, the water can be very flat!
Nightlife