Surf spot guides
Most surf apps call every break epic. We rank them.
Researched one spot at a time with local surfers, then matched to your level and today's conditions.
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Best for intermediate today
Long, powerful right-hand point off La Isleta with linking sections, shallow reef and serious crowd pressure.
Heavy, square-shouldered reef left at La Santa breaking over The Slab, the most fought-over wave on Lanzarote.
Long, powerful left reef on La Isleta with tubular sections that holds serious size when a clean W swell lines up.
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World-class lava reef in front of La Santa harbour, a short, hollow left and right that has earned the Pipeline comparison.
South-facing Puerto del Carmen beachbreak that only fires on Sirocco easterlies or strong N to NE wind swell.
Long wrapping left point on the northeast lava coast of Lanzarote, the island's longest ride when a clean N swell lines up.
Shallow uneven-reef peak south of Punta de Mujeres village, hollow both ways and fiercely guarded by locals.
Wind-driven left-hander beachbreak in Costa Teguise, Lanzarote's most accessible surf spot for beginners and intermediates.
Sand-bottom beachbreak in front of Puerto del Carmen that only wakes up on strong N-E winds funnelling swell down the east coast.
Small but punchy sand-bottom beachbreak fronting Lanzarote's airport runway, livening up on N to E windswell.
Six kilometre sand-bottom bay on the north-west of Lanzarote, the island's main learner beach with shifting peaks across the sandbanks.
Sand-bottom bay tucked under cliffs at the northern tip of Lanzarote, with a centre peak and a hollow high-tide right.
Short, fast, hollow beachbreak in front of Arrieta village, mostly shore dump with occasional peeling peaks.
Ordinary left over uneven reef on the west side of Caleta de Caballo bay, with a rock that pops up mid-ride.
Steep A-frame reef peak off La Caleta de Famara that fires a long, fast left wall on N-NW swell.
Outer submerged-reef big-wave peak in Famara bay, breaking top-to-bottom on solid W to N swells.
Heavy, hollow right reeling over shallow uneven reef in a tight bay just east of Caleta de Caballo village.
Dredgy, square left over shallow uneven reef on the Famara coast, lighting up only on solid W swell.
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