Gran Canaria, Spain
Oct · 63% rideablePozo Izquierdo
What it's actually like
Pozo Izquierdo is a small village on the south-east coast of Gran Canaria, in the municipality of Santa Lucía de Tirajana, near Vecindario. The bay in front of it is a wave venue on the PWA World Tour, and the local beach ordinance reserves it for windsurfing whenever the wind is 10 knots or more. The north-east trade wind blows side-onshore, and the long wave breaks to the right.
May to September is the season in the record, and it is a big one: in July almost every day clears 12 knots for three daylight hours or more, at 98 per cent, and August is close behind at 94. The mean over those rideable hours is 19 to 22 knots, and the wind is up from the morning and holds all day. Even December, the lightest month, has more than half its days rideable. The record comes from a 9 km model, and Wind-Hounds puts summer days at 30 to 40 knots as the trade wind accelerates round the island. Pozowinds sizes summer sails at 3.4 to 4.2 square metres, and 4.2 to 5.3 the rest of the year, when the trades are lighter and the ground swell bigger. Come July it is nuking.
The bay of Pozo Izquierdo, its regatta course, is for windsurfing only when the wind is 10 knots (18.5 km/h) or more; below that, bodyboard, surf, kayak and paddle surf may use it.
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Your month
When it's good
12 kt+ for 3+ daylight hours · kite
October · 63%. 20 rideable days in 31, 7.6 hours a day over 12 kt. Come.
Where else it blows in October
Not yet checked against a weather station or an independent model, so treat these figures as a guide.
At a glance
Is it for you?
Geek analysis
October in the record
63% of days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.
In October the wind most often sits at 16 to 19 kt (22% of daylight hours) and is over 12 kt from 10am to 6pm on at least half the days. See both charts in the full report
No weather station near enough to check these figures against.
October on the record
The month's own figures, not the year's average.
Take it with you
The full Pozo Izquierdo report
Seven sections over six pages, built from the same record as this page. A PDF you can read on the plane.
When it gets busy
Crowds
The PWA windsurf World Cup comes to Pozo every year, from 4 to 12 July in 2026, and Wind-Hounds says beds in Pozo can be hard to find during it. WindChaser has no crowd count for the rest of the year yet.
On the water
What October usually does
October sits outside the best months here. 63% of days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.
Your playground
Launches & safety
Conditions change. Check local rules and conditions before you ride.
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Getting there & on the ground
Stay, schools & kit