Zone
Lanzarote oeste — La Santa, Tinajo y Jameos
5 places in Las Palmas. What you can do at each one, at what level, at what time of year and under what restrictions.
What Lanzarote oeste — La Santa, Tinajo y Jameos is
El tramo más serio de Canarias en olas de arrecife: El Quemao y la izquierda de La Santa, sobre lava afilada y con entradas al agua comprometidas. Zona de expertos, no de aprendizaje.
Conditions right now
Weather reading from the centre of the zone. It gives you an idea; it does not replace the report for the specific place or the judgement of a professional.
Sea
Sep 13, 11:00 PM
- Temperature
- 28 °C
- Wind
- 3 km/h
- Wave height
- 1.4 m
- Swell period
- 5.7 s
from the north
Coming in from the north
Weather data from Open-Meteo, taken at the central point of the zone. Conditions vary a lot between places within the same zone: always check the report for the spot you are heading to.
Where each place is
The 5 places in the zone, on the map. Points cluster as you zoom out; click to open them.
Places in Lanzarote oeste — La Santa, Tinajo y Jameos
Data verified one by one, with its source. Where there is no verified data, there is no data.
- Spot
El Quemao
Tinajo · Las Palmas
- Surf
- Bodyboarding
Level
Advanced
When
oct–mar, con swell de NO y viento de SE
What it's like
Izquierda sobre arrecife de lava delante del pueblo de La Santa, conocida como la 'Pipeline del Atlántico'. Tubo profundo y rápido, take-off vertical y fondo volcánico cortante incluso en días pequeños. Considerada una de las olas más peligrosas de Europa. PROHIBIDO como destino de iniciación.
- Spot
Izquierda de La Santa
Tinajo · Las Palmas
- Surf
- Bodyboarding
Level
Advanced
When
surfeable todo el año; óptimo sep–may con viento S/SO/SE/E y swell N/NE/NO/O
What it's like
Ola corta y explosiva que rompe a ambos lados sobre arrecife volcánico. La web oficial de turismo de Canarias la declara expresamente 'no apta para iniciados': entrada al agua difícil por la base rocosa, corrientes fuertes, fondo somero y escarpines obligatorios.
Sources
- Spot
Jameos del Agua
Haría · Las Palmas
- Surf
- Windsurfing
- Bodyboarding
- Lagoon
Lago de La Santa
Tinajo · Las Palmas
- Windsurfing
- Paddleboarding (SUP)
Level
Intermediate
When
no verificada
What it's like
Laguna interior junto a La Santa listada como spot de windsurf por la web oficial de turismo de Canarias. No hemos verificado en detalle su aptitud real para iniciación ni su régimen de uso.
Sources
The map coordinates are approximate: they are there to locate the area, not to navigate to the meeting point.
Best time of year
- oct–mar principalmente
There are no instructors in Lanzarote oeste — La Santa, Tinajo y Jameos yet
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