🇪🇸 Pozo Izquierdo (Gran Canaria)
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Best directionNE
Wind speed20–35kt
SeasonYear-round (peak Jun – Sep)
Skill levelAdvanced
WaterWaves + chop
Ridden forKitesurfing
The spiritual home of world windsurfing and a serious kite wave spot too — the trade wind accelerates around the island here hard enough to have shaped world champions.
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Getting thereSoutheastern Gran Canaria, about 20 minutes south of the airport via the GC-1 (Pozo Izquierdo exit). A car is essential; public street parking near the…
HazardsAn elite wave spot with a real, brutal shorebreak, jagged rocky shelves lining the entire bay, and wind that regularly screams past 35-40kt. True beginners…
Best time of dayMidday to afternoon, when regional trades hit maximum velocity, amplified by intense thermal drawing off the dry interior…
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