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Bahía Feliz

On the beach in Bahía feliz is located Fanatic Boarder Center. It is sandy beach with some stones on the sides of it. Very good spot for freestyle, slalom or freeride.

 

Wind directions S-SW (starboard tack) side – onshore / ENE (port tack) side shore

Low Tide

Low currents with East wind and medium strong with S-SW

Entrance and exit mixed (sands and rocks)

See bottom mixed

Level: beginner or better

 

How to arrive: Park car next to Hotel Orquidia in Bahía Feliz, go through the complex to beach.

 

Localization: Southeast coast of Gran Canaria, Bahía Feliz

Playa del Águila

Mainly works with East wind directions, and is easy spot for everybody with intermediate level. It has easy access with parking place just next to the spot..

Wind directions S-SW (starboard tack) side – onshore / ENE on shore (port tack)

 

Low tide

Low currents with East wind and strong with South wind.

Entrance and exit mixed

See bottom mixed

Level: from beginners

 

Localization Southeast coast of Gran Canaria, Bahía Feliz

Las burras

Spot Olas, freestyle, freeride.

Dirección viento E (Izquierdas) side shore / O (derechas) side shore

Marea Baja – media

Corrientes medio – altas

Entrada y salida arena y callados

Fondo piedras

Nivel medio

Cómo llegar: En GC -1 sentido Sur, tomar la salida 46 (Maspalomas). Una vez fuera de la autopista hay varias formas de llegar hasta el Faro de Maspalomas. Es fácil llegar, simplemente hay que seguir las señales. Hay un parking cerca de la playa, pero suele ser difícil aparcar.

Localización (Costa Sur de Gran Canaria, El Faro).

Vargas

Wave spot(NE, port tack), known for more side shore conditions than Pozo Izquierdo, better for wave riding. It works with the same wind directions like Pozo Izquierdo, but usually for 0.5m bigger sail. Also knows as a beach where Philip Koster lived and trained. With wind from S-SW(starboard tack, side off shore) is really flat water spot good even for beginners. During low tide is nice and easy spot, but with high tide there is very powerful and dangerous shore break.

 

Best season: May – September

Wind directions N – NE and SW

Strongly suggested to sail during low tide.

Currents medium with wind from NE and no with SW

Entrance and exit slippery rocks

See bottom sand

Level: intermediate during days with small waves and high days with ground swell

 

Localization: Southeast coast of Gran Canaria, CarrizalHow to arrive: From highway GC-1 direction South, take exit Carrizal(18), just after Airport. Continue on ¨old road¨(GC 191) in direction of Cruce de Arinaga. Shortly after leaving Carrizal turn to the left on the roundabout(hard to not notice, it has 3 white sails on it) and continue all the time straight until reaching beach.

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El Faro de Maspalomas

Playa del Faro de Maspalomas es una playa de arena. Pero no es tan bonito como parece, al haber una baja de callados de unos 50- 75 metros, plagado de erizos, sobretodo con marea baja. Hay que ir con cuidado. Es fácil dar con las quillas y clavarte erizos.

 

Es el punto de la isla donde más se aceleran las vientos de E y O. Con fuerza y viento del O, es un spot de olas (derechas) bueno, pero difícil a la vez, por la fuerte corriente lateral. Con viento del E es un spot de freestyle y freeride.

 

Spot Olas, freestyle, freeride.Dirección viento E (Izquierdas) side shore / O (derechas) side shore

 

Marea Baja – media

Corrientes medio – altas

Entrada y salida arena y callados

Fondo piedras

Nivel medio

Cómo llegar: En GC -1 sentido Sur, tomar la salida 46 (Maspalomas). Una vez fuera de la autopista hay varias formas de llegar hasta el Faro de Maspalomas. Es fácil llegar, simplemente hay que seguir las señales. Hay un parking cerca de la playa, pero suele ser difícil aparcar.

 

Localización (Costa Sur de Gran Canaria, El Faro).

Wingfoil spot guide Gran Canaria


Gran Canaria has a number of different spots for wingfoil due their trade winds.

In overview the conditions according to the season are:

  • Summer: more wind less waves
  • Winter: more waves less wind
  • Sails: 3,4 – 5,7

In general the beaches have more sand in summer than in winter where the stones tend to appear.