Type: | Shallow, Flat, Chop, Small Wave (< 1m), Medium Wave (1-3m) |
Hazards: | None |
Quality: | Clean |
Best Tide: | High Tide |
Can be very nice waves up to 2m. During the first Poniente days mainly flat water. With several strong Poniente days and high tide, a lagoon is created, about 1.5 km long and up to 200m wide. Excellent for a downwinder to Tarifa (Playa Chica). Many kitesurfers during summer.
Type: | Sand |
Size: | Big |
Hazards: | None |
Beach Users: | None |
Big, sandy beach. Lots of space, but during summer many kite instructions on the beach.
Best Months: | January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October |
Wind Type: | Thermal Winds, Frontal Winds |
Best Direction: | W |
Main Direction: | NE, ENE, E, W |
Levante is offshore, gusty and strong between 15-30 knots normally but some days 40 knots. Then only experienced windsurfers should go out. Poniente (West wind) is perfect for kitesurfing with 8-20 knots.
Transport: | Car |
Access: | Medium Walk |
From Tarifa drive towards Cadiz. About 1 km outside Tarifa turn left into a small dirt road, leading you to a parking lot and a many pines trees. Free parking. 40 min of walking to Tarifa.
No camping on the parking lot. Cars higher than 2.20m cannot pass onto the beach parking lot.
A nightclub near by at the beach. Only opened in the high season. But always nightlife in Tarifa.