El Cotillo is a 20 minute drive from Corralejo. Although El Cotillo is best known as one of the finest wavesailing spots on Fuerteventura, it also has a protected lagoon that is the best location for beginners and early improvers. The protected lagoon is only 1m deep and has a
Glass Beach Windsurfing This is the best summer spot in terms of wave riding. Glass Beach is located in the middle of the dunes of Corralejo, about 3 kms south of Flag Beach When it’s classic you will get up to 3 meter glassy waves allowing up to three turns.
Costa Calma Beach is a sandy beach located in front of the resort hotels of Costa Calma. The spot offers avariety of windsurfing conditions, especially suitable for beginners in the morning and for intermediates and free ride sailors during the day. There is no kitesurfing allowed in the bay. See
Flag Beach Windsurfing The main location in Corralejo is the golden sands of Flag beach, approximately a 10 minute drive from the centre of town. On the edge of the Las Dunas National Park, with its white dunes, it is a spectacular spot. This whole beach, and a large part
When the wind blows in the right direction (NW), windsurfing from main beach in the middle of Corralejo can be incredible (kitesurfing is not possible from this location). As you launch the water is protected by the harbour so it is very flat and the harbour doesn’t see to slow
Sotavento Beach Windsurfing Sotavento Beach is a 1km long sandy beach and one of the world’s most iconic windsurfing locations. It is effectively a windsurfing resort, as not only does it possess excellent wind and water conditions, but the world’s largest windsurfing centre attached to two very well equipped hotels,
Matas Bay is located about 2kms north of the centre of Costa Calma, about a five minute drive away, and hence in easy reach from the resort hotels. The bay has a sandy beach about 400m long and is relatively uncrowded. The wind on this part of the island is
Risco del Paso Windsurfing Risco Del Paso beach is location to the south of Sotavento Beach (approximately a 10 minute drive) from the hotels of Sotavento Beach. It offers more sheltered conditions, and also has its own lagoon for windsurfing beginners and training. Kitesurfers can also enjoy the wide sandy
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
