Sheltered beach and reef break with consistent surf, best around low tide and biggest in winter. Good for a range of levels.
🌡️ ~23.7°C now · a 2mm spring suit / shorty
Beginner: not suitable for this level
Intermediate: Feb, Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Nov, Dec
Advanced: Jan, Mar, Apr, May, Jul, Aug, Oct
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Beginner: not suitable for this level
Intermediate: Feb, Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Nov, Dec
Advanced: Jan, Mar, Apr, May, Jul, Aug, Oct
All-time average wind & swell
Dashed line marks Mosca Point's known offshore direction. Bright arrow is the all-time average swell direction, colored arrow is the all-time average wind direction at 14 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 |
| 21° | 20° | 20° | 21° | 22° | 23° | 23° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 23° | 22° |
Averages from 3 years of daily wave, wind and water temperature data — what a typical year looks like, not a forecast.
Waves average 3.5 ft (1.1 m), with offshore winds around 15 km/h from the N. Water is ~21°C: a 2mm spring suit / shorty. A best month for advanced surfers.
Waves average 2.9 ft (0.9 m), with offshore winds around 14 km/h from the N. Water is ~20°C: a 2mm spring suit / shorty. A best month for intermediates.
Waves average 3.5 ft (1.1 m), with offshore winds around 14 km/h from the N. Water is ~20°C: a 2mm spring suit / shorty. A best month for advanced surfers.
Waves average 3.3 ft (1.0 m), with offshore winds around 14 km/h from the N. Water is ~21°C: a 2mm spring suit / shorty. A best month for intermediates and advanced surfers.
Waves average 3.4 ft (1.0 m), with offshore winds around 14 km/h from the N. Water is ~22°C: a 2mm spring suit / shorty. A best month for intermediates and advanced surfers.
Waves average 2.9 ft (0.9 m), with offshore winds around 13 km/h from the NE. Water is ~23°C: a 2mm spring suit / shorty. A best month for intermediates.
Waves average 3.7 ft (1.1 m), with offshore winds around 15 km/h from the N. Water is ~23°C: a 2mm spring suit / shorty. A best month for advanced surfers.
Waves average 3.6 ft (1.1 m), with offshore winds around 14 km/h from the N. Water is ~24°C: boardshorts or a rashguard, no wetsuit needed. A best month for advanced surfers.
Waves average 3.1 ft (1.0 m), with offshore winds around 14 km/h from the N. Water is ~24°C: boardshorts or a rashguard, no wetsuit needed. A best month for intermediates.
Waves average 3.4 ft (1.1 m), with offshore winds around 13 km/h from the N. Water is ~24°C: boardshorts or a rashguard, no wetsuit needed. A best month for advanced surfers.
Waves average 3.1 ft (0.9 m), with offshore winds around 13 km/h from the N. Water is ~23°C: a 2mm spring suit / shorty. A best month for intermediates.
Waves average 2.9 ft (0.9 m), with offshore winds around 11 km/h from the N. Water is ~22°C: a 2mm spring suit / shorty. A best month for intermediates.
For intermediates: Feb, Apr–Jun, Sep, Nov–Dec. For advanced surfers: Jan, Mar–May, Jul–Aug, Oct. The biggest waves come in July, averaging 3.7 ft (1.1 m), and the smallest in February, at 2.9 ft (0.9 m).
It ranges from ~20°C in March to ~24°C in September, averaged over 3 years of daily readings.
In March (~20°C): a 2mm spring suit / shorty. In September (~24°C): boardshorts or a rashguard, no wetsuit needed.
Not really: Mosca Point is best suited to intermediate and advanced surfers.
The nearest airport is LPA, and the nearest town is Gran Canaria, Spain.
