Overview

Playa de Las Canteras is the main urban beach of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, on the northwest coast. Known primarily as a bodyboard and surf spot (home of La Cícer), it also sees some kitesurfing and was mentioned as a kite/bodyboard spot. Conditions are variable and not as consistent as the east coast for kiting.

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Spot forecast for Las Canteras

Sunrise 08:05 · Sunset 19:27

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

Next tides

High tide Tue 20 · 10:01 · 1.8 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 16:29 · 0.9 m
High tide Tue 20 · 22:45 · 1.7 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 04:34 · 0.9 m

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Las Canteras: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

373h

in August · 30 rideable days

The season runs from March to September, peaking in August: 27 rideable days a month and 373 hours of usable wind, at 24 °C. The low point is January, at 7.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 93%13-20 knots · 7%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 93% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is March, at 21 °C. The wettest month is December, with 148 mm.

Monthly averages: Las Canteras

Monthly averages — Las Canteras — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	7.5	71 h	22 °C	23 mm
February	13.0	130 h	22 °C	32 mm
March	22.0	232 h	21 °C	83 mm
April	22.5	262 h	22 °C	77 mm
May	28.0	350 h	22 °C	25 mm
June	29.0	423 h	24 °C	15 mm
July	29.5	415 h	25 °C	13 mm
August	30.0	373 h	27 °C	15 mm
September	27.0	300 h	26 °C	30 mm
October	18.0	158 h	25 °C	32 mm
November	12.0	100 h	25 °C	42 mm
December	14.5	150 h	21 °C	148 mm

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Technical details of Las Canteras spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NNW.

Depending on conditions: NE, W, WNW, NW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Advanced

Wind specificities

Variable wind directions. Works with N to NE. Less consistent for kite. More of a surf spot.

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GCLP23 km

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LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA/GANDO24.1 km

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