Laid-back beach and reef breaks on Fuerteventura's north coast, best for intermediate surfers and up — smaller in summer, with bigger, more powerful surf from October to March.
🌡️ ~23.2°C now · a 2mm spring suit / shorty
Beginner: not suitable for this level
Intermediate: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Dec
Advanced: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec
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Beginner: not suitable for this level
Intermediate: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Dec
Advanced: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec
All-time average wind & swell
Dashed line marks El Cotillo's known offshore direction. Bright arrow is the all-time average swell direction, colored arrow is the all-time average wind direction at 21 km/h — hover or tap either arrow for exact values.
Monthly avg wave height (ft)
Monthly avg wind speed (km/h)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 20° | 19° | 19° | 20° | 20° | 22° | 21° | 22° | 23° | 23° | 22° | 21° |
Averages from 3 years of daily wave, wind and water temperature data — what a typical year looks like, not a forecast.
Waves average 6.0 ft (1.8 m), with offshore winds around 20 km/h from the E. Water is ~20°C: a 2mm spring suit / shorty. A best month for advanced surfers.
Waves average 6.3 ft (1.9 m), with offshore winds around 21 km/h from the NE. Water is ~19°C: a 2mm spring suit / shorty. A best month for advanced surfers.
Waves average 7.9 ft (2.4 m), with offshore winds around 22 km/h from the N. Water is ~19°C: a 2mm spring suit / shorty. A best month for advanced surfers.
Waves average 6.0 ft (1.8 m), with offshore winds around 22 km/h from the N. Water is ~20°C: a 2mm spring suit / shorty. A best month for advanced surfers.
Waves average 5.1 ft (1.5 m), with offshore winds around 23 km/h from the N. Water is ~20°C: a 2mm spring suit / shorty. A best month for intermediates.
Waves average 4.7 ft (1.4 m), with cross-offshore winds around 24 km/h from the N. Water is ~22°C: a 2mm spring suit / shorty. A best month for intermediates.
Waves average 4.9 ft (1.5 m), with offshore winds around 26 km/h from the N. Water is ~21°C: a 2mm spring suit / shorty. A best month for intermediates.
Waves average 5.0 ft (1.5 m), with offshore winds around 24 km/h from the N. Water is ~22°C: a 2mm spring suit / shorty. A best month for intermediates.
Waves average 4.7 ft (1.4 m), with offshore winds around 21 km/h from the N. Water is ~23°C: a 2mm spring suit / shorty. A best month for intermediates.
Waves average 5.6 ft (1.7 m), with offshore winds around 18 km/h from the NE. Water is ~23°C: a 2mm spring suit / shorty. A best month for intermediates and advanced surfers.
Waves average 5.9 ft (1.8 m), with offshore winds around 18 km/h from the NE. Water is ~22°C: a 2mm spring suit / shorty. A best month for advanced surfers.
Waves average 5.8 ft (1.8 m), with offshore winds around 18 km/h from the E. Water is ~21°C: a 2mm spring suit / shorty. A best month for intermediates and advanced surfers.
For intermediates: May–Oct, Dec. For advanced surfers: Oct–Apr. The biggest waves come in March, averaging 7.9 ft (2.4 m), and the smallest in September, at 4.7 ft (1.4 m).
It ranges from ~19°C in February to ~23°C in October, averaged over 3 years of daily readings.
Year-round (~19-23°C): a 2mm spring suit / shorty.
Not really: El Cotillo is best suited to intermediate and advanced surfers.
The nearest airport is FUE, and the nearest town is El Cotillo, Spain.
