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Surf Break: Bocabarranco

Bocabarranco in Gran Canaria is an exposed beach and reef break that has consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds blow from the south. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the ideal swell angle is from the north northwest.. Best around high tide. Often Crowded. The water quality here is rather suspect.

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Overall Bocabarranco Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Bocabarranco surf quality by season and Bocabarranco surf quality by month.

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Use this relief map to navigate to Spain - Gran Canaria surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Bocabarranco

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Bocabarranco:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	El Agujero	1 mi
Second closest break	La Guancha	1 mi
Third closest break	Vagabundo	4 mi
Fourth closest break	El Circo	4 mi
Fifth closest break	El Paso	5 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Bocabarranco:
Closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	1314 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	1389 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	1495 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	K2 Buoy	1581 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	1596 mi
Tide stations nearest to Bocabarranco:
Closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	1583 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc	1583 mi
Third closest tide station	Newlyn, England	1608 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Newlyn, England	1608 mi
Fifth closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands	1622 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Bocabarranco:
Closest ski area	Oukaimeden (Morocco)	511 mi
Second closest ski area	Michlifen (Morocco)	724 mi
Third closest ski area	Sierra Nevada (Spain)	945 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Serra da Estrela (Portugal)	965 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Sierra de Bejar-La Covatilla (Spain)	1011 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Bocabarranco:
Closest city location	Galdar (Spain)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Guia (Spain)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Agaete (Spain)	4 mi
Fourth closest city location	Moya (Spain)	6 mi
Fifth closest city location	Firgas (Spain)	7 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Bocabarranco is Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) in Canary Islands, 37 km (23 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Bocabarranco is Tenerife Norte Airport (TFN), also in Canary Islands, 75 km (47 miles) away.
• Third is Tenerife Sur Airport (TFS) in Canary Islands, 90 km (56 miles) away.
• Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) in Canary Islands is 180 km (112 miles) away.
• La Palma (Santa Cruz De La Palma) Airport (SPC) in Spain is the fifth nearest airport to Bocabarranco and is 211 km (131 miles) away.