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Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.
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Gran Canaria
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| Surf Equipment | Combi inter-saison | Combi inter-saison | Shorty | Shorty | Shorty | Shorty |
| Water temp. | 18°C | 18°C | 20°C | 22°C | 22°C | 20°C |
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Surf Spots
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Quality | Direction | Type | Frequ | Experience |
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| Arguineguin | 1 / 1 | 
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Right | Reef-rocky | 
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All surfers | |
| Bocabarranco | 1 / - |
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Right and left | Beach-break | 
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All surfers | |
| Boquines | 2 / - |
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Right and left | Reef-rocky | Experienced surfers | ||
| Derecha del alto | - / - |
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Right | Reef-rocky |
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All surfers | |
| Derecha del castillo | 6 / - | Right | Reef-rocky | 
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All surfers | ||
| El Air | 1 / - | Right and left | Reef-rocky | Experienced surfers | |||
| El Bajo | 4 / - | ||||||
| El Confital | 15 / 4 |
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Right | Reef-rocky |
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Experienced surfers | |
| El Frontón | 17 / 4 |
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Right and left | Point-break | Experienced surfers | ||
| El Lloret | 11 / 3 |
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Right | Point-break |
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Experienced surfers | |
| El picacho | 1 / 2 | Right and left | Reef-rocky |
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Experienced surfers | ||
| El Roque - La Peña | 2 / - | Left | Reef-rocky |
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All surfers | ||
| Emiliano | 2 / - |
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Right | Reef-rocky |
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Experienced surfers | |
| Juan Grande | 4 / - |
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Left | Reef-rocky | All surfers | ||
| La Barra | 6 / - | Right and left | Reef-rocky |
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Experienced surfers | ||
| La Cicer | 13 / - |
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Right and left | Beach-break |
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All surfers | |
| La Guancha | 5 / - | Right and left | Reef-rocky |
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Experienced surfers | ||
| La Puntilla | - / - | Right | Reef-rocky |
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All surfers | ||
| Los Enanos | - / - |
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Right and left | Beach-break |
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All surfers | |
| Maspalomas | 13 / - |
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Right and left | All surfers | |||
| Medio Ahogado | 2 / - | Right | Reef-rocky |
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Pros or kamikaze only... | ||
| Mosca Point | 3 / - |
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Left | Point-break | Experienced surfers | ||
| Muelle de San Cristobal | 3 / - |
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Right | Reef-rocky |
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Experienced surfers | |
| Playa del Hombre | 2 / - |
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Right and left | Sand-bar |
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All surfers | |
| Playa del Inglés | 5 / - |
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Right and left | Beach-break | All surfers | ||
| Playa Del Majar | - / - | Right and left | Beach-break |
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All surfers | ||
| Playa la laja | 3 / - |
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Right | Reef-rocky | Experienced surfers | ||
| Quintanilla | 1 / 1 | Left | Point-break |
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All surfers | ||
| Soledad | 2 / 1 |
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Left | Point-break |
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Pros or kamikaze only... | |
| Vagabundos | - / - |
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Right and left | Beach-break |
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All surfers |
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Comments
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By dgregbarber@yahoo.com , 25-02-2007
Surf board hire in Gran Canaria? - Can you rent boards in Gran Canaria? If so, where?
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By Christiaan , 07-01-2009
Waves in the South - I have a question....
how are the waves for a beginning surfer in the south of gran canaria in the month august....on this site it said "flat" but is that true?... please some advice/alternatives!!! mail me!!! xD