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Mosca Point in Gran Canaria is a sheltered beach and reef break that has quite consistent surf. Autumn and winter are the best times of year for waves. The best wind direction is from the north. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell direction is from the north. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Best around low tide. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Hazards include rocks, man-made danger (buoys etc...) and locals.

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Overall Mosca Point 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 Mosca Point:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Pozo Izquierdo	1 mi
Second closest break	Arinaga	2 mi
Third closest break	Playa Ojo de Garza	9 mi
Fourth closest break	Playa del Inglas	11 mi
Fifth closest break	Maspalomas	12 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Mosca Point:
Closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	1328 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	1408 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	1500 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	K2 Buoy	1603 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	1613 mi
Tide stations nearest to Mosca Point:
Closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	1600 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc	1600 mi
Third closest tide station	Newlyn, England	1625 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Newlyn, England	1625 mi
Fifth closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands	1636 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Mosca Point:
Closest ski area	Oukaimeden (Morocco)	508 mi
Second closest ski area	Michlifen (Morocco)	723 mi
Third closest ski area	Sierra Nevada (Spain)	950 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Serra da Estrela (Portugal)	979 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Sierra de Bejar-La Covatilla (Spain)	1023 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Mosca Point:
Closest city location	Cruce de Arinaga (Spain)	3 mi
Second closest city location	Aguimes (Spain)	6 mi
Third closest city location	Ingenio (Spain)	6 mi
Fourth closest city location	Santa Lucia (Spain)	9 mi
Fifth closest city location	Playa del Ingles (Spain)	11 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Mosca Point is Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) in Canary Islands, 12 km (7 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Mosca Point is Tenerife Sur Airport (TFS), also in Canary Islands, 116 km (72 miles) away.
• Third is Tenerife Norte Airport (TFN) in Canary Islands, 116 km (72 miles) away.
• Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) in Canary Islands is 167 km (104 miles) away.
• Lanzarote (Lanzerote) Airport (ACE), also in Canary Islands is the fifth nearest airport to Mosca Point and is 216 km (134 miles) away.