Caños de la Meca

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About

With the good wind, some Moroccans will come in their little boats from the other side, and when you are lucky they have some prsents for you!
Sitting in your car, raining, drink some Cafe Late, eat some tapa's and wait for some waves. For the rest not so much to do. Some interesting old towns.
But the people make it, and they are very nice

Additional Info:
has been some time since i was there, couple of years ago, not too many surfers, many windsurfers though with the right wind. in the winter months it is working nice though.
i used to park my van next to a white wall with view of the spot and stay for weeks.
when El Palmar is getting a good size, then Canos will work. When Canos will get good size, Barbate will work fine.

Location

Access

from Cadiz, drive towards Barbate, and then you pass El Palmar, drive a bit further, there is a lighthouse, on a windy day, many many windsurfers, place is called Babo Travalgar, some major battle in the good old days of the pirats.

Walk	Instant access (<5 min)
Public access	Unknown
4x4 required	Unknown
Boat required	Unknown

Wave Characteristics

Type	Reef (rocky)
Direction	Right and left
Bottom	Reef (coral, sharp rocks etc.) with sand
Power	Hollow, Ordinary
Frequency	Sometimes breaks (50 days/year)
Normal length	Short (<50m)
Good day length	Normal (50 to 150m)

Ideal Conditions

Wind direction	SouthEast, East, NorthEast
Swell direction	West, SouthWest, South
Swell size	3ft-5ft - Don't know
Tide	Low and mid tide
Tide movement	Rising and falling tides