Surf from Casa Dominique

Spot of San Juan: European Championship WQS, October 2006


Surf from Casa Dominique principally is the top surf spot of San Juan. San Juan is one of the famous spots of the Canaries. Every year, in October,the San Juan Break sets up one of the venues for the WQS. It is a reefbreak, very funny, and less dangerous than Elquemao de la Santa.

Tube riding: spot of San Juan: European Championship WQS, October 2006


Characteristics of the spot:
  • for experienced surfers,
  • Wave quality 9/10,
  • Wave power: medium, wave type: left hand break,
  • Surf direction: left,
  • Wave lenght: 100m, type reefbreak,
  • Good waves frequency: October-May,
  • Tide position: Mid to High,
  • Swell size: 0,5 à 2m and more in Autumn-winter,
  • Swell direction: NE-NW,
  • Wind direction N-NE.

Go! spot of San Juan: European Championship WQS, October 2006


Others spots of Lanzarote for experienced surfers :
  • La Santa:
  • El Quemao, right and left from 1 to 4 m,
  • La Derecha, big right from 0,5 to 4,5m,
  • La Izquierda ,left from 0,5 to 1,5m,
  • Club la santa beach from 1 to 3m.
Falling back spots:
  • El Golfo, playa del golfo: big right on black sand,
  • Jameos: left from 0,5 to 2m,
  • El cartel: from 0,5 to 1,5m
  • et Punta Mujeres:right and left, from 0,5 to 1,5m.
Useful adwices :

provide a repair kit of boards, the reef is agressive, and mind the sea-urchins

Mateo, 5 years old, the "small one" of the family, in Famara Beach, making better the style


The Famara beach: for beginners.

Is a soft beachbreak but with strong currents
  • Soft beach break wave,
  • Swell size from 0,3 to 1 m and more in winter,
  • Surf direction: right and left,
  • Wave lenght: 50m,
  • Swell direction: NE-NW, Wind direction: N.NE.
There are 3 surf-schools in La Caleta de Famara.

links of interest:



calimasurf.com

la caleta.net

Surf Canarias.com



For the forecast of the zone:
click this link: Sea forecast of Lanzarote

Glimpse of the spot of San Juan from the breakfast room of Casa Domnique