El Cotillo, Corralejo (Fuerteventura)
Outside of the protected lagoon, El Cotillo is the finest wave spot on the north shore. Fuerteventura’s north shore area probably offers the highest amount of days with wind AND waves of all the Canary Islands, varying between 150 and 190 wave sailing days per year. About 70% of those days are side shore conditions.
The wind is gustier here than at Flag beach, but there are nearly always waves here.
In winter the waves can reach up to 5m high. The waves often close out when the swell is overhead, or the tidal direction wrong for the banks that cause the waves to break. However, in Summer the waves are smaller and safer, and the banks improve after the winter scouring and cause the waves to barrel . The cliffs at the north end offer some north wind protection. The area picks up the north to west swell. Cotillo is also a good intermediate wave sailing spot all year around if the waves are not too big.
Average amount of wavesailing days per month through the year:
Jan:11, feb: 13, march: 18, april: 22, may: 18, june: 21, july: 25, august: 22, september: 5, oct: 4, Nov: 6, dec: 9
Both tacks are sailed, on average 50/50. Jumping spots are: Punta Blanca (starboard tack), Rocky Point (both tacks) Flag beach (at low tide) and Sotavento when there´s waves (all port tack). Cross to cross off shore riding: Cotillo, Majanicho, Lobos (all starboard tack) and La Caleta, Bristol, Flag beach, Glass beach, Puerto Lajas (all port tack) and Rocky Point and Hierro (both tacks)
Best ground swell (W to N directions, hardly useable on the other Canary Islands): from october till april
Summer (wind) swell (NNE to NE direction): april till august. (Summer waves are usually 50 to 100% bigger as other Canary Islands, both due to swell size as bottom shape)
Best wind consistency: from march till august, with the highest average wind days around march/april and july/august.
Best cross to cross off riding conditions: october till april. This includes float and ride conditions.
N-NE wind directions are stronger as predicted at Sotavento
SWerlies are stronger as predicted on the North Shore
SAILING:This is one of the best wave sailing spots in the Canary Islands
ABILITIES:As you can enter the waves via the lagoon, this would be a good spot for strong intermediates looking to improve their skills in the waves as well as experts who like the big stuff
POTENTIAL HAZARDS:Large waves and a rocky shore depending on exact location and wave and wind conditions.
Sailing Centres
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Flag Beach Watersports Centre is one of the longest established watersports companies in Fuerteventura. It provides kitesurfing packages, courses (all levels) and rentals from North kiteboarding. The Flag Beach centre also has a team of multilingual, fully VDWS-qualified watersports instructors. Kitesurf courses are run on a continual basis, with groups of not more than 4 people per instructor (day 1 Read more... - Services Overview:
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Fuerteventura Kite School is located in downtown Corralejo and offers kiting lessons for beginners through to advanced riders. They also offer kitebuggy, SUP, Wakeboarding, snorkeling tours, skateboarding, surfing & body boarding. Read more... - Services Overview:
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Line Up Kite School Fuerteventura is located in Corralejo town. They provide courses and kite rental. Their premises is located in the town itself. Read more... - Services Overview:
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Magma Kite School is based out of its shop located outside of Corralejo. They teach all its courses according to the highest standards. The lessons are open to anyone from the age of 12 and above. Maximum course sizes are 4 students per instructor to respect safety regulations and offer a premium learning experience. This way the student is never neglected. Read more... - Services Overview:
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Flag Beach is one of the longest established watersports companies in Fuerteventura. It provides windsurfing packages, courses (all levels) and windsurf rentals. The Flag Beach centre has a team of multilingual, fully VDWS-qualified watersports instructors that offer a wide range of tuition, from beginner to advanced. Although Flag Beach suits intermediates/advanced visitors, just a 20 minute drive away there’s an Read more... - Services Overview:
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Corralejo
Fuerteventura
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