🇪🇸 El Médano
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Best directionNE
Wind speed12–30kt
SeasonYear-round (best May – Sep)
Skill levelAll levels
WaterChop + waves
Ridden forKitesurfing
Europe's windsurfing capital on Tenerife's south coast, where the NE trade wind accelerates around Mount Teide for a near-guaranteed 300 windy days a year.
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Getting thereAbout 10 minutes from Tenerife South Airport (TFS) via the TF-1. A car helps for gear; free parking in public dirt lots near Playa Sur or along the…
HazardsA rocky reef ledge sits on the downwind side of the bay, with a real shorebreak at high tide. Strict local zoning separates swimmers, windsurfers, and kiters…
Best time of dayAfternoon, June-September, when trade winds get heavily accelerated by thermal compression against Montaña…
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