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Playa Honda
A beach town right next to Arrecife/Lanzarote Airport that fires when the wind swings south, southeast, or east - a useful backup when the dominant NE trades make other coasts unworkable. Popular with intermediate riders based around the capital, Arrecife.
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Wind
| direction to shore | cross-shore to offshore in prevailing NNE, best when wind backs southerly/easterly |
|---|---|
| wind name | Alisios (NE trade wind), also picks up southerly/easterly winds |
| quality | gusty |
Water
| type | mixed |
|---|---|
| temp summer c | 23.8 |
Levels
| beginner | no |
|---|---|
| intermediate | yes |
| advanced | yes |
| notes | Favored by intermediate and above riders, particularly when conditions elsewhere are unfavorable. |
Launch & crowd
| description | Beach launch a short drive from Arrecife. |
|---|---|
| vibe | local Arrecife-area riders, less touristy than the resort spots |
Monthly wind statistics
Station: Lanzarote Airport (ACE/GCRR) (Weatherspark (NASA MERRA-2 reanalysis, 1980-2016), ~2.5 km) — windfinder.com was unreachable all session (HTTP 429 on every attempt, likely rate-limited by concurrent lookups from this batch job) so no station gives a direct >=4Bft probability%; used Weatherspark's MERRA-2 gridded reanalysis instead, which reports avg wind speed/direction/temp only (prob_ge_4bft_pct left null throughout this file for that reason). Lanzarote Airport is essentially adjacent to Playa Honda (~2.5km), so this is a good proxy for exposure, though it is an airport anemometer, not a beachfront one.
| Month | Wind ≥4 Bft | Avg kn | Dir | Air °C | Water °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | —% | 11.9 | N | 17.2 | 18.9 |
| Feb | —% | 12.4 | N | 17.2 | 18.3 |
| Mar | —% | 12.4 | N | 18.3 | 18.3 |
| Apr | —% | 12.7 | N | 18.9 | 18.3 |
| May | —% | 12.8 | N | 20.6 | 19.4 |
| Jun | —% | 13.4 | N | 21.7 | 20.6 |
| Jul | —% | 15 | N | 23.3 | 21.1 |
| Aug | —% | 14.1 | N | 24.4 | 22.2 |
| Sep | —% | 11.6 | N | 23.9 | 22.8 |
| Oct | —% | 10.5 | N | 22.8 | 22.2 |
| Nov | —% | 11.4 | N | 20.6 | 21.1 |
| Dec | —% | 11.8 | N | 18.3 | 20 |
Hazards
- open-ocean exposure
- proximity to airport approach path
Travel basics
| airport | ACE Lanzarote Airport (adjacent) |
|---|---|
| cost level | mid |
Nearby: La Santa Lagoon
Sources: surf-forecast.com · surf-forecast.com