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SPOT INFO (SPANISH)
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Gran Canaria is the island that has the strongest and most consistent wind of all the seven islands. It blows about 80 % out of the whole year. Average wind is 3-5 bft from September through May and in the summer months 5 - 7 bft. In January and February we get most of our rain for the whole year. For windsurfers it is actually no problem because these winter low pressures brings us nice south swells and normally storm.
Climate
January and February it can rain. The temperature is about 16 - 19 degrees celsius during the days and cools off a bit in the night. From March on the summer can show up any day and it starts getting between 16 - 24 degrees celsius. Summer months including september and almost all October is warm (august can be very hot due to warm winds from the sahara dessert that hits us strong with the trade winds blowing up to 9 bft. many days in a row.) November is almost always a bit colder then december. Last december we had sun shine t-shirt weather over christmas and 3 weeks non stop wind.
Where is the wind the strongest?
The south east side of Gran Canaria´s coast line is where most of all the windsurfing take place. This is where the normal trade wind hits every day blowing north, north - east and east. Then pending on those angles the wind is stronger up or down the coast. In the summer months for example the trade wind is very north and there is only wind on the upper wind spots, whereas in winter months it blows more easterly and the wind line moves down the coast all the way past the south tip of the island, Maspalomas.
Playa del Aguila
The first windsurfing spot you hit coming from the south side of the island (Puerto Rico, Maspalomas) driving east (airport, Las Palmas). This is where the Dunkerbeck center is located. The spot is flat water and consistent side shore winds from the left. It is a long beach, about half a kilometre and open ocean. There is a little shore break and normally very mellow. The wind here is strong when the trade wind is north - east and east. It is also a good spot for south wind.
Juan Grande
This is the second spot driving up the coast from the center and you don't need to get on the highway. It is about 7 km from the center location. The winds are normally the same as in front of the center but here you can find a better wave for riding and jumping. The place goes off in south swells and lots of surfers and body boarders come to ride this perfect breaking wave from right to left.
Pozo Izquierdo
This place is best with north to north -east wind. If the trade wind is very east it is less wind here then down the coast. The wind is side on shore from the left, and it has a good breaking wave for riding and jumping. It is normally crowded on a good day.
Bahia de Formas, Arinaga
This spot is in the same bay as pozo - just way upwind of it. The wind is side offshore and flat water. This is where we do most of our advanced courses and it takes about 15 minutes to get to the spot from the center. There is a good feeling on the beach and some times on the weekends it gets crowded.
Vargas
This is the last normal spot we go to. With normal I mean when the wind is normal. This place is my favourite spot to go wave sailing. It is a big bay and plenty of space, the waves break on a sandbar a bit further out when they get bigger. Its perfect for down the line riding and jumping. It is also a good spot for beginners in the waves since they are more mellow on either side on the sandbar.
One thing all these spots have in common: pebbles on the beach and sand in the water. It has a very simple explanation why there is no sand on these beaches and that is because it blows away.
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