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El Cabezo
El Cabezo is the advanced wave bay immediately next to El Médano's main beach - an onshore wavespot with a mixed sandy/rocky bottom that gets small and technical at high tide. It's the sector experienced wave riders head to for punchier conditions than the sheltered main bay offers.
waves
Wind
| best months |
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|---|---|
| season notes | Same NE trade-wind season as the rest of El Médano. |
| wind name | trade winds (Alisios) |
| direction to shore | side-shore / onshore |
| quality | gusty, wave-affected |
Water
| type | waves |
|---|---|
| temp summer c | 25-30 |
| temp winter c | 19 |
| tides | gets small and technical at high tide |
Levels
| beginner | no |
|---|---|
| intermediate | no |
| advanced | yes |
| notes | Mixed rocky/sandy bottom and wave conditions make this an advanced-only bay. |
Launch & crowd
| busy months |
|
|---|---|
| vibe | local wave-riding crowd |
Monthly wind statistics
Station: Granadilla de Abona (Weatherspark (MERRA-2 reanalysis model), ~10 km) — Station is Granadilla de Abona, the inland hill-town ~10 km NE of El Médano/El Cabezo; El Médano's coastal acceleration (funneling around Montaña Roja and the point) is typically much windier than this inland-town average suggests. Windfinder.com returned HTTP 429 (rate-limited) on every attempt for this batch, so no wind-probability->=4Bft table could be obtained. Fallback used: Weatherspark.com, which provides monthly ALL-HOUR average wind speed (calm+windy hours averaged, not exceedance probability), a qualitative seasonal wind-direction narrative, and modeled air/sea surface temperature. Weatherspark's climate figures come from a multi-decade satellite/reanalysis model (not a physical anemometer at the spot), so treat avg_knots as indicative only, not a true kiteable-wind-probability metric. dominant_dir is a coarse per-month assignment inferred from Weatherspark's seasonal-window prose, not a precise per-month rose.
| Month | Wind ≥4 Bft | Avg kn | Dir | Air °C | Water °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | —% | 10.9 | NE | 15 | 19.4 |
| Feb | —% | 11.4 | N | 15 | 18.9 |
| Mar | —% | 11.3 | N | 15.6 | 18.9 |
| Apr | —% | 11 | N | 16.1 | 19.4 |
| May | —% | 10.7 | N | 17.2 | 20 |
| Jun | —% | 11.4 | N | 18.9 | 21.1 |
| Jul | —% | 13.3 | N | 20.6 | 22.2 |
| Aug | —% | 12.5 | N | 21.1 | 22.8 |
| Sep | —% | 10 | N | 21.1 | 23.9 |
| Oct | —% | 9.2 | N | 20 | 23.3 |
| Nov | —% | 10.1 | NE | 17.8 | 22.2 |
| Dec | —% | 10.8 | NE | 16.1 | 20.6 |
Hazards
- mixed rocky/sandy bottom
- technical, tight conditions at high tide
Travel basics
Nearby: El Médano, La Tejita
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · iksurfmag.com