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Surf spot guide · Lanzarote, Spain
Long wrapping left point on the northeast lava coast of Lanzarote, the island's longest ride when a clean N swell lines up.
Jameos Del Agua is a left point peeling along an uneven volcanic reef on the northeast tip of Lanzarote, wrapping N swells around the headland into long, sectioned walls of 200 to 500m. The wave runs medium-paced with slopey shoulders rather than raw power, but on classic clean days it strings together more turns than anything else on the island. A heavier right shows at the very end of the point on the biggest, cleanest swells. Higher tides smooth out the reef and give the longest rides; lower water exposes rocky fingers over the volcanic ledges. The break sits below the Jameos del Agua lava-tube tourist site engineered by Cesar Manrique, with the lineup visible from the cliffs above. It often stays surfable in the strong N winds that blow out the rest of the island, which pulls a crowd, though the wave's length spreads everyone down the point. Access is via the cliff-side car park at the visitor centre, then a walk down to the reef.
Volcanic point that strings together more turns than anywhere else on Lanzarote.
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Often busy because it stays clean in the strong N winds that close out the rest of the island, but the long point spreads surfers down the wave. Expect company on every decent swell and a fast pecking order on the takeoff.
Long lava-coast left
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Shallow uneven-reef peak south of Punta de Mujeres village, hollow both ways and fiercely guarded by locals.
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Short, fast, hollow beachbreak in front of Arrieta village, mostly shore dump with occasional peeling peaks.
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Sand-bottom bay tucked under cliffs at the northern tip of Lanzarote, with a centre peak and a hollow high-tide right.
+9 MORE →Time the session for mid to high tide when the reef is well-covered and rides run longest
Wait for a clean N or NE swell to line up the point properly
Park at the Jameos del Agua visitor centre and walk down to the reef
Stay on the main left and avoid paddling onto the heavy end-section right unless the swell is genuinely big and clean
Keep a low profile and skip the surrounding reefs which are tightly held by locals
HAZARDS · KNOW BEFORE YOU PADDLE
Free car park at the Jameos del Agua tourist site directly above the break, with public restrooms on site. No lifeguard, showers, surf school or surf shop at the spot. Walk down from the cliffs to enter over the reef.
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