It is a kitesurfing spot for Intermediate riders, but Expert will love it.
Recommended
wind for kitesurfing is
wind coming
from
NE and ENE
.
Recommended
tide for kitesurfing is
High Tide
.
The spot presents a few things you need to be careful about.
Please refer to the
Riding Conditions section
below.
It is a kitesurfing spot for Intermediate riders, but Expert will love it.
Recommended
wind for kitesurfing is
wind coming
from
NE and ENE
.
Recommended
tide for kitesurfing is
High Tide
.
The spot presents a few things you need to be careful about.
Please refer to the
Riding Conditions section
below.
How to get there
From the airport go to the North direction Las Palmas and take the exit to Melenara. About 200m before arriving at Melenara follow the signs to Playa del Hombre. Drive up the hill and within the urbanization follow the signs beach `Playa`. There are two beaches: Bocabarranco (smaller beach) to the left and Playa del Hombre to the right.
From the airport go to the North direction Las Palmas and take the exit to Melenara. About 200m before arriving at Melenara follow the signs to Playa del Hombre. Drive up the hill and within the urbanization follow the signs beach `Playa`. There are two beaches: Bocabarranco (smaller beach) to the left and Playa del Hombre to the right.
Riding Conditions in Gran Canaria / Playa del Hombre, Canary Islands
Riding Conditions
Wind and Weather Conditions
Nice air temps year-round, but water rather cold, so wetsuit always needed (3mm wetsuit all year or less). Lots of sunshine.
Recommended
wind for kitesurfing is
wind coming
from
NE and ENE
.
There is
Trade wind
at Gran Canaria / Playa del Hombre, Canary Islands.
The only direction of wind is Northeast, the more East the better. With North the wind is very turbulent at the beach. Gusty near shore because of the little mountain of the left. In summer and when it's blowing 30+ knots in Pozo Izquierdo, then in Playa del Hombre it's about 20 knots.
Wind
usually
blows
from NE
on the spot.
The
best moments to come
to Gran Canaria / Playa del Hombre, Canary Islands are
May, June, July, August and September
.
Wind and Weather Conditions
Wind and Weather Conditions
Nice air temps year-round, but water rather cold, so wetsuit always needed (3mm wetsuit all year or less). Lots of sunshine.
Recommended
wind for kitesurfing is
wind coming
from
NE and ENE
.
There is
Trade wind
at Gran Canaria / Playa del Hombre, Canary Islands.
The only direction of wind is Northeast, the more East the better. With North the wind is very turbulent at the beach. Gusty near shore because of the little mountain of the left. In summer and when it's blowing 30+ knots in Pozo Izquierdo, then in Playa del Hombre it's about 20 knots.
Wind
usually
blows
from NE
on the spot.
The
best moments to come
to Gran Canaria / Playa del Hombre, Canary Islands are
May, June, July, August and September
.
Beach and Tide Conditions
Recommended
tide for kitesurfing is
High Tide
.
Gran Canaria / Playa del Hombre, Canary Islands is a
Medium waves spot.
The
launching/landing area
is reported to be of
Medium size.
Sand beach about 300m long and 70m wide. Beach surrounded by cliffs, in downwind direction there are no more beaches that you can go out of the water with out a lot of troubles if something goes wrong especially dangerous with waves. You have to be good in going upwind because if not you end at the rocks of the right side. When not staying upwind, go to the open ocean and the wind is better there.
It's a wave spot. In summer and with low tide not so big waves. Always respect the surfers, they are usually at the right side of the beach near the cliff and if you can go upwind quickly you should not bother them. Sometimes strong currents.
Beach and Tide Conditions
Beach and Tide Conditions
Recommended
tide for kitesurfing is
High Tide
.
Gran Canaria / Playa del Hombre, Canary Islands is a
Medium waves spot.
The
launching/landing area
is reported to be of
Medium size.
Sand beach about 300m long and 70m wide. Beach surrounded by cliffs, in downwind direction there are no more beaches that you can go out of the water with out a lot of troubles if something goes wrong especially dangerous with waves. You have to be good in going upwind because if not you end at the rocks of the right side. When not staying upwind, go to the open ocean and the wind is better there.
It's a wave spot. In summer and with low tide not so big waves. Always respect the surfers, they are usually at the right side of the beach near the cliff and if you can go upwind quickly you should not bother them. Sometimes strong currents.
Need to know
When you are on water,
be careful
of
Currents
.
Beach risk reported:
Rocks
.
The is
no particular rules
reported
, but as a best practice,
talk to a local before you go on water.
Need to know
Need to know
When you are on water,
be careful
of
Currents
.
Beach risk reported:
Rocks
.
The is
no particular rules
reported
, but as a best practice,
talk to a local before you go on water.
A
parking
is available at Gran Canaria / Playa del Hombre, Canary Islands.
It's a beach for kite experts only, you need to be very good going upwind. If not, you will end at the right side on cliffs. Always try to sail to the left to leave enough room to come back to the beach if something goes wrong. Only in summer there is a possibility for rescue from Melenara Red Cross but only if you call emergency 112 and they could be there in 15 minutes if everything goes ok. It's a surfing spot you have to be very kind with them. Usually they only surf when the tide is high and for kitesurf it's easy going with low tide.
Webcams around Gran Canaria / Playa del Hombre, Canary Islands
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Additional information
There are 2 kitesurf schools and 12 kitesurf spots in Las Palmas.
