Arguineguin

Arguineguin is an SSW-facing reef break in Playa de El Perchel, Canary Islands, Spain. It picks up swell from S to W, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 62% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the NNE: light winds or NNE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while SSW onshores chop it up.

Rare slot: a Canary Islands gap lets in swell from 278.5° (W) and nothing either side. It only lines up when a storm sits in that exact direction, more than 216 km out. How slot swells work

Break

Reef

Faces

SSW (201°)

Best swell

S to WSW (188°–252°), 11 s or longer

Best wind

NNW to ENE offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

4–10 ft at the beach

Swell window

S to W (188° to 268.5°)

Rare slot

Canary Islands gap, 278.5° W

Offshore wind

NNE

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

None within 250 km

Cams

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