La Charca (0.19 km) Best Direction: S SSW SW WSW W Type: Shallow Flat Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Rio Jara (0.65 km) Best Direction: No Information Type: Shallow Flat Chop Small Wave (< 1m) La Jaima (1.92 km) Best Direction: W Type: Shallow Flat Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m) Arte Vida (2.27 km) Best Direction: No Information Type: Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Hurricane Hotel (2.9 km) Best Direction: No Information Type: Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m) Tarifa (3.2 km) Best Direction: W Type: Flat Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m) Torre de la Pena (3.48 km) Best Direction: W Type: Flat Chop Small Wave (< 1m)
- Shallow - Flat - Chop - Small Wave (< 1m) - Medium Wave (1-3m)
Hazards:
- None
Quality:
- Clean
Best Tide:
- High Tide
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 for a downwinder to Tarifa (Playa Chica).
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 the year shorty.
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.
From Tarifa drive towards Cadiz. About 1 km outside Tarifa turn left into a small dirt road, leading you to a parking lot and a many pines trees. Free parking. 40 min of walking to Tarifa.
The local government will not longer allow any kite/wind surfing on the main beach `Los Lances` during the summer time (June 15th till September 15th).
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