Surf spot guide · Lanzarote, Spain
Heavy, hollow right reeling over shallow uneven reef in a tight bay just east of Caleta de Caballo village.
Caleta De Caballo Derecha, known locally as Ghost Town, is a fast, hollow right that detonates over a shallow uneven-reef shelf inside a small bay on the north-west coast of Lanzarote. The wave wedges off a clearly defined take-off spot, throws a powerful barrel section, then runs short before fading toward the inside. Boils mark the shallowest reef on the inside, and the takeoff is critical enough that few surfers paddle out unless conditions are dialled. It needs a solid N to NW swell of around 1.2m or more to wrap into the bay, and southerly winds to groom the face clean. The right sits a few hundred metres east of the village proper, with its left-hand counterpart Caleta De Caballo Izquierda breaking on the opposite side of the same bay. Roadside parking is available along the coastal track and entry is by paddle-out from the rocky shoreline. Lineup numbers stay low because the wave punishes mistakes, but the regulars who surf it know each other and tolerate visitors who sit deep without dropping in.
Fast, hollow right that wedges off a critical takeoff, detonates over shallow reef boils.
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The lineup stays small even when it is firing because the wave is shallow, fast and unforgiving. Expect a handful of committed locals on the peak rather than a full pack.
Heavy local reef
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Ordinary left over uneven reef on the west side of Caleta de Caballo bay, with a rock that pops up mid-ride.
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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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Heavy, square-shouldered reef left at La Santa breaking over The Slab, the most fought-over wave on Lanzarote.
+9 MORE →Wait for a solid N to NW swell of 1.2m or more with southerly winds before paddling out
Watch a full set from the cliff to map the take-off spot and the boils on the inside reef
Sit deep, respect the pecking order and avoid burning the locals who know the lineup
Time sessions on a rising or high tide to keep extra water over the reef
HAZARDS · KNOW BEFORE YOU PADDLE
Free roadside parking along the coastal track east of Caleta de Caballo village. No formal car park, lifeguard, restrooms, showers, surf school or surf shop at the break.
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