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Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain

El Frontón

Expert Reef break Rock bottom Peels left 1.5–5 m Low tide

A famous, brutal black-reef slab near Gáldar that produces some of the heaviest bodyboarding waves on the planet: ledging, shacking closeouts over dry reef. Spectacular, dangerous and strictly for experts.

Hazards

ShallowRocksRipStrong Current

Conditions

Best swell
NW, WNW, W
Best wind
E, NE
Season
Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar
Wave size
1.5–5 m
Wave quality
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Consistency
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Crowd
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Coordinates
28.1510, -15.6720

Facilities

ParkingCafe

Sources