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Surf Break: El Circo

El Circo in Gran Canaria is an exposed reef break that has consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the south. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the best swell direction is from the north northwest.. Best around high tide. Likely to be crowded if working. Beware of pollution and sharks.

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Overall El Circo 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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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to El Circo:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	El Paso	1 mi
Second closest break	Vagabundo	1 mi
Third closest break	El Roque	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Las Piscinas	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Boquines	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to El Circo:
Closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	1313 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	1389 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	1493 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	K2 Buoy	1582 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	1595 mi
Tide stations nearest to El Circo:
Closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	1582 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc	1582 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	1621 mi
Ski Resorts closest to El Circo:
Closest ski area	Oukaimeden (Morocco)	508 mi
Second closest ski area	Michlifen (Morocco)	720 mi
Third closest ski area	Sierra Nevada (Spain)	942 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Serra da Estrela (Portugal)	964 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Sierra de Bejar-La Covatilla (Spain)	1010 mi
Town and city forecasts close to El Circo:
Closest city location	Guia (Spain)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Firgas (Spain)	3 mi
Third closest city location	Galdar (Spain)	3 mi
Fourth closest city location	Moya (Spain)	3 mi
Fifth closest city location	Arucas (Spain)	4 mi

• The closest passenger airport to El Circo is Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) in Canary Islands, 31 km (19 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to El Circo is Tenerife Norte Airport (TFN), also in Canary Islands, 82 km (51 miles) away.
• Third is Tenerife Sur Airport (TFS) in Canary Islands, 97 km (60 miles) away.
• Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) in Canary Islands is 173 km (107 miles) away.
• Lanzarote (Lanzerote) Airport (ACE), also in Canary Islands is the fifth nearest airport to El Circo and is 214 km (133 miles) away.