Lanzarote canaries Surf guide

Lanzarote surf map

Canary Islands, talking about waves quality, are often called the Atlantic Hawaii. In this terms Lanzarote is Oahu and the 10 kilometers coast from Famara to La Santa are the famous North Shore!

An island in the middle of the ocean means 360 degrees of incoming swells and wind. In Lanzarote almost every day you can find waves and offshore wind just turning around the corner.

About localism

The surfing culture in Lanzarote appeared quite recently. Who has been lucky enough to grow up in this island and started to surf next door waves with few friends, now has to share the same wave with the same old friends, new friends and more and more people coming from all over the world

A wave is not just a wave. Behind every wave there are stories that a tourist cannot know. Stories about enthusiastic kids that in epic barrels and in inglorious wipeouts become men, stories about great friendships and unforgettable sessions, lot of good memories and some tragedies. Behind every wave there are stories that a tourist cannot know and cannot understand, but has to respect. Because a wave is not just a wave.

North-West Shore: Famara, Caleta Caballo and La Santa

Lanzarote

	Wave	Type	Swell	Bottom	Tide	Level	Localism	Info
1	Playa de Famara	Beach Break	All directions	Sand	All tides	All Levels	Respect	Surf, SUP, Bodyboard
2	El Barquito	Right	N > 2m	Rocks deep	All tides	Expert	Respect	Surf, SUP
3	El Muelle	Left	N > 2m	Rocks shallow	High tide	Expert	Only Locals	Surf, Bodyboard
4	San Juan	Left	N,NW	Rocks shallow	All tides	Expert	Only Locals	Surf
5	Derecha de la caleta	Right	N,NW	Rocks shallow	All Tides	Expert	Only Locals	Surf, Bodyboard
6	Izquierda de la caleta	Left	N,NW,W	Rocks	High tide	Advanced	Locals	Surf, SUP, Bodyboard
7	Morro Negro	Right	W,NW	Rocks shallow	All Tides	Expert	Locals	Surf
8	El Centro	Left	N,NW	Rocks	Mid/Low Tide	Advanced	Respect	Surf, Bodyboard
9	The Slab	Left & Right	N,NW	Rocks shallow	High Tide	Pro/Kamikaze	Only Locals	Surf, Bodyboard
10	El Quemao	Left	W,NW	Rocks shallow	Mid/High Tide	Pro/Kamikaze	Only Locals	Surf, Bodyboard
11	El Golfo	Right	W,NW > 2m	Rocks shallow	Low Tide	Expert	Locals	Surf, Bodyboard
12	Playa Blanca	Left	W >3m	Rocks shallow	High Tide	Expert	Locals	Surf, Bodyboard
13	Playa de Orzola	Beach Break	N,NW	Sand	All Tides	All Levels	Respect	Surf, SUP, Bodyboard
14	Caleton Blanco	Right	N	Rocks shallow	Mid/Low Tide	Expert	Locals	Surf, Bodyboard
15	Caleta del Mero	Left	N	Rocks shallow	Mid Tide	Expert	Locals	Surf, Bodyboard
16	Jameos del Agua	Left	N > 2m	Rocks shallow	Mid/Low Tide	Expert	Locals	Surf, Bodyboard
17	Cartel	Left	N > 2m	Rocks shallow	High Tide	Expert	Locals	Surf, SUP, Bodyboard
18	Espino	Left	N > 2m	Rocks shallow	High Tide	Pro/Kamikaze	Only Locals	Surf, Bodyboard
19	Playa de Arrieta	Beach Break	N > 2m	Sand	Mid/High Tide	All Levels	Respect	Surf, Bodyboard
20	Pipelinito	Left & Right	W > 2m	Rocks shallow	High Tide	Expert	Locals	Surf, Bodyboard
21	La Graciosa	Left & Right	W	Rocks shallow	All Tides	Expert	Only Locals	Surf, Bodyboard
22	Lobos	Right	W > 2m	Rocks shallow	Mid/Low Tide	Expert	Locals	Surf, Bodyboard