El Confital Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Gran Canaria, Spain)

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El Confital Surf Guide

Confital in Gran Canaria is an exposed beach and reef break that has very consistent waves, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds are from the east. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west. A right hand reef break. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's often crowded here. Watch out for rocks,crowds.

El Confital Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Beach and reef	3.3
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
very consistent	20.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing El Confital:

The best conditions reported for surf at El Confital occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf El Confital (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing El Confital with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 39% of the time in January while 15% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 46% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

39%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

15%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

46%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore El Confital Location Map

Interactive El Confital surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to El Confital is Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) in Canary Islands, 26 km (16 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to El Confital is Tenerife Norte Airport (TFN), also in Canary Islands, 95 km (59 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

El Confital Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Saturday, 10 April 2021, 13:11 Local Time

m, °C	Saturday 10
ft, °F	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Wave (m)	N	N	N	N
Period (s)	15	15	14	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does El Confital look like?

Latest photos from El Confital. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: David Lozano Sánchez
Credit: David Lozano Sánchez
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Tides at El Confital

Current tide and informaton

For Puerto de la Luz, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, 2.0 km from El Confital.

Next High Water: 01:38pm | 2.32m

Next Low Water: 07:39pm | 0.5m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
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El Confital Sea Temperature

The water temperature (20.0 °C) at El Confital is warm and the air temperature should feel similar (windchill forecast 19.0 °C). If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a shorty or a summer wetsuit.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 20.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at El Confital

Surf stats for El Confital, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

Average Swell

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Wind History at El Confital

Wind stats for El Confital, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

Average Wind

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Other Nearby Breaks Closest To:

Discover surf breaks near El Confital. Click below to view there surf guides.

Las Monjas
- Reef
- 3.3
Reliability: very consistent
1km away
La Barra
- Beach and reef
- 3.2
Reliability: very consistent
2km away
El Lloret
- Reef
- 3.4
Reliability: consistent
4km away
La Cicer
- Beach
- 3.5
Reliability: very consistent
4km away
Quintanilla
- Beach and reef
- 3.0
Reliability: very consistent
9km away

Wave Buoys Nearest To El Confital:

Closest Wave BuoyBóia de Funchal309 mi
Second closest Wave BuoyBóia de Caniçal324 mi
Third closest Wave BuoyBóia de Faro Costeira747 mi
Fourth closest Wave BuoyBóia de Sines773 mi
Fifth closest Wave BuoyBóia de Ponta Delgada (São Miguel)889 mi

We hope you find the new 12-day forecasts and additional details useful.

Kudos to everyone who helped us debug this over the past 3 months.

Be sure to click on the Advanced Surf option to see extra details about the sea-state. Look out for crossing swells and short period local wind swells and chop that will often spoil a groundswell even if the wind is perfect. As yet there is no allowance for this in the swell rating. This is something we are working on.

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