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Fuerteventura · Canarias · Spain

El Cotillo (Playa del Castillo)

Today · beginner: ideal · 0.8 m waist high · offshore wind

The first school on this beach to accept gets the lesson. If none accepts, your money comes back.

0.8 m now · to be confirmed
Now at the beach

Forecast for now

SURFBOOKING FORECAST 0.8m now at the spot RefiningRead at 19:38 (Canary Islands)
Small surf · favourable conditions for beginners · still refining
Soft 0.8 m waves with light wind. If it's your first time (or your first times), the sea works, and this day's reading is still firming up. The forecast may change: confirm two hours before.
★ The same beach is gold for one level and flat for another — we tell you which one is yours.
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Forecast · next 7 days

Now 0.8 m, the best day of the week.
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Suggestion by level
N S E W
Wave 0.9m at the spot · swell NW 1.2m out at sea · 10sWind E · 24 km/h
Best surf: done for today · tomorrow 08–10h

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Overall = wave quality · By level = whether it suits you

overall5.3 · 12h

Sand bottom. The tide does not enter this beach's score.

Technical detail
Today's hourly
Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)
Wave and wind chart: waves up to 0.9 m, wind up to 27 km/h 0.000.3100.6200.9301.240 0.9m07h08h09h10h11h12h13h14h15h16h17h18h19h20h
Today's hourly
Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)
Wave and wind chart: waves up to 0.9 m, wind up to 27 km/h 0.000.3100.6200.9301.240 0.9m07h09h11h13h15h17h19h
The sea right now

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Map of El Cotillo (Playa del Castillo)

This peak is sheltered from part of the swell by the coastline — SurfBooking Forecast already accounts for it, hour by hour.

Sea flow

The hour bar above moves both maps through the day — each arrow points its real direction, with the map north-up.

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About the beach

El Cotillo (Playa del Castillo)

The long beach south of El Cotillo, on the west coast. A strong beach break, mostly lefts, with shifting peaks; in summer the waves get softer. The beach drops off quickly and has no lifeguard: lessons only on a small swell.

BottomSand
FacesWest
CrowdSome people
Spot guide

Surfing El Cotillo (Playa del Castillo)

El Cotillo (Playa del Castillo) is a surf beach in Fuerteventura, España, with 1 surf school.

What level is El Cotillo (Playa del Castillo) for?

El Cotillo (Playa del Castillo) has no fixed level, and that is the question Surf Booking answers every day: the same sea suits a beginner and does not suit an advanced surfer, or the other way round. On this page the sea at this beach is read hour by hour and by level — beginner, intermediate and advanced — for the next 7 days, and the verdict is this beach's, not the region's.

What is the bottom like at El Cotillo (Playa del Castillo)?

The bottom is sand. It is the most forgiving bottom for learning and for wipeouts, though the sandbanks shift through the year.

When does El Cotillo (Playa del Castillo) work best?

El Cotillo (Playa del Castillo) works with the right mix of swell and wind on the day. The beach faces West.

Where

On the map

Mapa de El Cotillo (Playa del Castillo)
El Cotillo (Playa del Castillo)
El Cotillo (Playa del Castillo)
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