Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.
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In Ballena beach. In between Rota and Chipiona. DistanceTake a car WalkInstant access (< 5min) Easy to find?Easy to find Public access?Public access Special accessDon't know |
Wave qualityRegional Classic
ExperienceAll surfers
FrequencyDon't know
TypeReef-rocky
DirectionRight and left
BottomFlat rocks with sand
PowerOrdinary
Normal lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Good day lengthLong (150 to 300 m)
Good swell directionNorthWest, West, SouthWest
Good wind directionSouthEast, East, NorthEast
Swell sizeStarts working at Less than 1m / 3ft and holds up to
Best tide positionMid and high tide
Best tide movementRising and falling tides
Week crowdFew surfers
Week-end crowdCrowded
This spot is basically, a perfect triangle of reef, which gets covered by sand on high tide. Perfect and long right and left.I've already surfed there many times, it only works with 1.5m minimum, the wind must be offshore during a few days, are even does not blow, with low tideIt's like surfing on corals, you must wear boots, some guys surf with a helmet, because there isa big rock in the middle. You can see it till the tide has not got low.To get in , you must sit on the rocks and jump like on corals in Canarias betwenn two sets.A wave with different sections during 300m on good days (not joking). The first one is slow, very good for longboards, to make big cut back, you must stay in the curl, wich is quick difficult. Then ,if you have a shortboard you must pump to get the other section, very fast and hollow;you must be very careful with the rocks that is out on your left and don't fall. It ist he best one.Third section, slow and smaller as well, then the last one: it gets bigger, there is 1 m of water over the rocks only, very fast with tubes. You have got a current that sucks a lot on 50cm of water, if you don't have boots, you won't be able to resist.At the end of the wave, I though about all this fucking beachbreaks I had been surfing for years, whereas here was a perfect wave, with different feelings, and few people, it's the best wave in Andalucia.You really can improve your surf on one wave and make tricks and carvs you've never done before, just because this wave breaks as if it was made by a machine.But it does not work very often, maybe fives times in a year!People come from malaga to surf it.I
Atmosphere
few american surfers from the Rota Naval Air Base, and the rest spanish. Good atmosphere but not a lot of surfing level.
General
This area doesn´t get very big swells, but when it breaks it is probably one of the most perfect waves in the peninsula.
Author: Jose Gutierrez Contributors (2)
By anonymous , 18-05-2006
wrong information - that spot does not called calita but it´s sure that is from rota, not mediterranean.not much people now the where it is and definitelly with good condition is the best wave of andalucia.
By popartiot@hotmail.com , 05-08-2005
don't tell where it is - I've already surfed there many times, it only works with 1.5m minimum, the wind must be offshore during a few days, are even does not blow, with low tideIt's like surfing on corals, you must wear boots, some guys surf with a helmet, because there isa big rock in the middle. You can see it till the tide has not got low.To get in , you must sit on the rocks and jump like on corals in Canarias betwenn two sets.A wave with different sections during 300m on good days (not joking). The first one is slow, very good for longboards, to make big cut back, you must stay in the curl, wich is quick difficult. Then ,if you have a shortboard you must pump to get the other section, very fast and hollow;you must be very careful with the rocks that is out on your left and don't fall. It ist he best one.Third section, slow and smaller as well, then the last one: it gets bigger, there is 1 m of water over the rocks only, very fast with tubes. You have got a current that sucks a lot on 50cm of water, if you don't have boots, you won't be able to resist.At the end of the wave, I though about all this fucking beachbreaks I had been surfing for years, whereas here was a perfect wave, with different feelings, and few people, it's the best wave in Andalucia.You really can improve your surf on one wave and make tricks and carvs you've never done before, just because this wave breaks as if it was made by a machine.But it does not work very often, maybe fives times in a year!People come from malaga to surf it.If you find it, don't tell where it is, really, it a jewell we must preserve.What is certain is that la calita s not is real name.
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By Segovia , 26-01-2008
The wave is good and funny - Calita is good also is fun for surf and body. I am go to there a times and have surfing very much. Person in water is nice and waves is funny. I rip super hard and do mammoth, skate-inspired airs.