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This spot can be huge, mostly it`s nearly flat and you can watch the surf schools only, while thinking why do you waste your time on the beach.

If you`re in Jandia and had no luck because of bad surf conditions (which is the normal situation) and you are not willing to drive the dirt road to Salinas at this day or the long way to the northshore, then you can also go sailing, windsurfing or diving at the Robinson Hotel. Jandia is a very touristic place like some other villages on Fuerte, but visit Moro el Jable, the old part of the town, which is more lovely with excellent fish restaurants and bars in the centre.

Beneath some very cool medium groundswell sets I also had proper windswell-sessions with double-rainbows and countless waves around 1 m for 2x3 hours per day till sunset on 6 days in one week. I do remember that so clearly, because it was my last week before I left the island in march 2013.

Atmosphere:
There is too much swell in the north? Drive south direction Salinas and have a look on the swell and periode forecast for Cruz Roja at sandy beach near the light tower of Jandia/ Moro el Jable. Very often there are only rather beginner conditions with nearly flat water. But if your are lucky, you can have a very yummy surf with perfect sets of more than overshoulder-waves coming from south-east for hours, twice a day. This beachy spot will only run a few times per season, but then it can be amazing.

You surely won´t be alone in the water this time, because all the foreign and local pro guys from the whole island will be with you. The waves are very powerful and there is also a possibility of undertows in the curve. Ask the life guard, while he keeps tourists out of the water, when they try to ignore the red flag to swim in the surfzone, which is a dangerous idea at this point. If it brings you too close to the beach, take the easy (right) way around the sets over the sandbank to come in again.

If you`re a beginner or intermediate (like me): Relax! Stay on the beach on this day, take some photos and learn from watching the big boys (you won`t be alone). Come again the next morning. There is also a good chance for some good days before and after the high-wave day with quite nice small and medium wave sets at different tides.

And there are also days with good windswell conditions (when coming from north-east for some days) for fun beach waves over the harmless sandy ground. In this case the spot moves 100 m south towards the light tower. If you`re very early in the water, you might have them all on your own. But the whole spot situation runs mostly not constantly and it can happen, that you`re alone on the beach at sunrise, but without surfable waves. It also depends on the sandbank, which will change it`s shape while the windy weeks. A general problem can be a strong off-shore wind. At least there is a chance to meet a few crazy locals / boogy-boarders too, but it depends on your surf skill to find your way.

Additional Info:
Park your car at the street near the light tower of Jandia, take your board and walk 300m over the wooden footbridge (the one which is left to the tower) across the salt meadow (protection ground area) directly to the beachspot. You will pass a beach bar and toilets on your left. You can`t miss the spot, because there is a lifeguard hut directly in front of the surfzone.

Location

Access

Very easy to find: Search for the big light tower in the small town Jandia.

Wave Characteristics

Ideal Conditions

Crowd

Dangers

Rips / undertow

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