
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
Forecast for now
Plan the session
Forecast · next 7 days
Now 0.8 m, the best day of the week.
See 7 days
Forecast · next 7 days
Now 0.8 m, the best day of the week.Suggestion by level
Tap a level to see its best window.
Overall = wave quality · By level = whether it suits you
Sand bottom. The tide does not enter this beach's score.
Technical detail
Live map
This peak is sheltered from part of the swell by the coastline — SurfBooking Forecast already accounts for it, hour by hour.
The hour bar above moves both maps through the day — each arrow points its real direction, with the map north-up.
Ask for the lesson that is missing
No school has the time you wanted at El Cotillo (Playa del Castillo)? Ask for the lesson.
The first school on this beach to accept gets the lesson. If none accepts, your money comes back.
Book a dayYou pay when you make the request: that is what holds your spot once the lesson opens. If no school opens it, you get your money back.
Bundles on sale
School at this 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.
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.
