Playa Grande in Las Canteras

Playa Grande in Las Canteras is an NNE-facing beach break in Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. It picks up swell from WNW to NNW and N to NE, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 55% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the SSW: light winds or SSW breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while NNE onshores chop it up.

Break

Beach

Faces

NNE (27°)

Best swell

N to NE (352°–56°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

SSE to WSW offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

WNW to NNW (303° to 341.5°); N to NE (352° to 56°)

Offshore wind

SSW

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

None within 250 km

Cams

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