Yaiza

Yaiza is an S-facing reef break in Playa Blanca, Canary Islands, Spain. It picks up swell from W to WNW, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 86% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the N: light winds or N breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while S onshores chop it up.

Rare slot: a gap beside Tenerife lets in swell from 250.8° (WSW) and nothing either side. It only lines up when a storm sits in that exact direction, more than 278 km out. How slot swells work

Break

Reef

Faces

S (185°)

Best swell

W to WNW (272°–301°) or W (264°–265°), 11 s or longer

Best wind

NW to NE offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

4–10 ft at the beach

Swell window

W to WNW (272° to 300.5°)

Rare slot

gap beside Tenerife, 250.8° WSW

Offshore wind

N

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

None within 250 km

Cams

1