Thursday 13 Nov
Well winter has finally arrived! After a very long (and very windy) summer the winter swells have started to push in and we are finally getting some waves worth writing about!!
Since my last blog (back in June!) we´ve had a summer consisting mainly of windy days at El Burro on the east coast, there were a couple of days when the waves pushed to head high and over, but as is always the case from june to september when the wind picked up the windsurfers packed the point and made surfing a survival game! Not too disastrous though as the next beach along, Drop Beach, provided some fun waves. The good thing about the summer surfing on fuerteventura is that expectations aren´t very high, so just to get in the water on a 30 degree day to cool off and have a bit of a paddle is satisfaction enough!
September arrived, the wind completely backed off and we got our first sessions on the North Shore, with El Hierro having some good 4 to 5ft days. After the long summer this was a welcome relief to everybody. At the start of October the Canarian Surf Association held its annual competition at Hierro and congratulations go to Ben Davison for winning the masters event and keeping the flag flying for the non-canarian locals. The last day of competition would prove to be the last day of good waves for the rest of the month, with October proving to be unusually windy. Great news for Steve and the windsurfers (check out his blog for a more detailed report) but highly frustrating for the surfers amongst us.
This last couple of weeks however have given us some great days in the water. Lobos has finally started to break and the last few days have been good with head high waves on the peak. The swell hasn´t been big enough yet for the wave to link up all the way down the point and spread everybody out, so the crowds have been a real issue, with tempers getting frayed amongst the locals and tourists. Unfortunately, with the increased popularity of surfing in recent years this is a problem that will only get worse, but if you´re patient and respectful everyone can get their waves.
With the north westerly swell other spots have thrown up some good waves also. El Hierro was 4 to 6ft and clean and Majanicho gave a couple of mellower days for the long boarders and beginners.
Lets just hope that these conditions continue for the rest of winter!!
Since my last blog (back in June!) we´ve had a summer consisting mainly of windy days at El Burro on the east coast, there were a couple of days when the waves pushed to head high and over, but as is always the case from june to september when the wind picked up the windsurfers packed the point and made surfing a survival game! Not too disastrous though as the next beach along, Drop Beach, provided some fun waves. The good thing about the summer surfing on fuerteventura is that expectations aren´t very high, so just to get in the water on a 30 degree day to cool off and have a bit of a paddle is satisfaction enough!
September arrived, the wind completely backed off and we got our first sessions on the North Shore, with El Hierro having some good 4 to 5ft days. After the long summer this was a welcome relief to everybody. At the start of October the Canarian Surf Association held its annual competition at Hierro and congratulations go to Ben Davison for winning the masters event and keeping the flag flying for the non-canarian locals. The last day of competition would prove to be the last day of good waves for the rest of the month, with October proving to be unusually windy. Great news for Steve and the windsurfers (check out his blog for a more detailed report) but highly frustrating for the surfers amongst us.
This last couple of weeks however have given us some great days in the water. Lobos has finally started to break and the last few days have been good with head high waves on the peak. The swell hasn´t been big enough yet for the wave to link up all the way down the point and spread everybody out, so the crowds have been a real issue, with tempers getting frayed amongst the locals and tourists. Unfortunately, with the increased popularity of surfing in recent years this is a problem that will only get worse, but if you´re patient and respectful everyone can get their waves.
With the north westerly swell other spots have thrown up some good waves also. El Hierro was 4 to 6ft and clean and Majanicho gave a couple of mellower days for the long boarders and beginners.
Lets just hope that these conditions continue for the rest of winter!!
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