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Pozo Izquierdo in Gran Canaria is a sheltered beach break that has fairly consistent surf. Autumn and winter are the favoured times of year for waves. The best wind direction is from the southwest. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the north. The beach breaks consists of rights.

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Overall Pozo Izquierdo 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 Pozo Izquierdo surf quality by season and Pozo Izquierdo surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Pozo Izquierdo:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Mosca Point	1 mi
Second closest break	Arinaga	3 mi
Third closest break	Playa Ojo de Garza	9 mi
Fourth closest break	Playa del Inglas	10 mi
Fifth closest break	Maspalomas	12 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Pozo Izquierdo:
Closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	1329 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	1408 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	1501 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	K2 Buoy	1603 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	1614 mi
Tide stations nearest to Pozo Izquierdo:
Closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	1602 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc	1602 mi
Third closest tide station	Newlyn, England	1626 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Newlyn, England	1626 mi
Fifth closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands	1637 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Pozo Izquierdo:
Closest ski area	Oukaimeden (Morocco)	509 mi
Second closest ski area	Michlifen (Morocco)	724 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)	1024 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Pozo Izquierdo:
Closest city location	Cruce de Arinaga (Spain)	4 mi
Second closest city location	Aguimes (Spain)	6 mi
Third closest city location	Ingenio (Spain)	7 mi
Fourth closest city location	Santa Lucia (Spain)	10 mi
Fifth closest city location	Playa del Ingles (Spain)	11 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Pozo Izquierdo is Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) in Canary Islands, 13 km (8 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Pozo Izquierdo 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 168 km (104 miles) away.
• Lanzarote (Lanzerote) Airport (ACE), also in Canary Islands is the fifth nearest airport to Pozo Izquierdo and is 217 km (135 miles) away.