Callao Salvaje

Callao Salvaje is an SW-facing reef break in Playa de Ajabo, Canary Islands, Spain. It picks up swell from S to WSW and NW to NNW, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 58% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the NE: light winds or NE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while SW onshores chop it up.

Rare slot: a Canary Islands gap lets in swell from 289.8° (WNW) and nothing either side. It only lines up when a storm sits in that exact direction, more than 106 km out. How slot swells work

Break

Reef

Faces

SW (232°)

Best swell

S to WSW (182°–245°), 11 s or longer

Best wind

N to E offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

4–10 ft at the beach

Swell window

S to WSW (175.5° to 245.5°); NW to NNW (312° to 337°)

Rare slot

Canary Islands gap, 289.8° WNW

Offshore wind

NE

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

None within 250 km

Cams

1