Las Monjas Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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Surf Break: Las Monjas

Las Monjas in Gran Canaria is an exposed reef break that is usually a safe bet, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Works best in offshore winds from the southeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest. Both left and right reef breaks. Best around high tide. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Take care to avoid the rocks.

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Overall Las Monjas 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 Las Monjas:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Confital	1 mi
Second closest break	La Barra	2 mi
Third closest break	El Lloret	3 mi
Fourth closest break	La Cicer	3 mi
Fifth closest break	Quintanilla	6 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Las Monjas:
Closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	1308 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	1385 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	1485 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	K2 Buoy	1580 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	1592 mi
Tide stations nearest to Las Monjas:
Closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	1579 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc	1579 mi
Third closest tide station	Newlyn, England	1603 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Newlyn, England	1603 mi
Fifth closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands	1616 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Las Monjas:
Closest ski area	Oukaimeden (Morocco)	499 mi
Second closest ski area	Michlifen (Morocco)	712 mi
Third closest ski area	Sierra Nevada (Spain)	934 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Serra da Estrela (Portugal)	958 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Sierra de Bejar-La Covatilla (Spain)	1004 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Las Monjas:
Closest city location	Las Palmas (Spain)	4 mi
Second closest city location	Arucas (Spain)	6 mi
Third closest city location	Firgas (Spain)	9 mi
Fourth closest city location	Moya (Spain)	10 mi
Fifth closest city location	Santa Brigida (Spain)	10 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Las Monjas is Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) in Canary Islands, 26 km (16 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Las Monjas is Tenerife Norte Airport (TFN), also in Canary Islands, 95 km (59 miles) away.
• Third is Tenerife Sur Airport (TFS) in Canary Islands, 112 km (70 miles) away.
• Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) in Canary Islands is 158 km (98 miles) away.
• Lanzarote (Lanzerote) Airport (ACE), also in Canary Islands is the fifth nearest airport to Las Monjas and is 199 km (124 miles) away.