Most of the good surf breaks in Fuerteventura can be found in and
around the
'North Track', which runs from the North of Corralejo, near the Bristol
Playa Appartments, to the lighthouse near El Cotillo and takes just over an hour to drive.
I'll advise you here now, that the track is of varying surfaces and is really not suitable
for small cars beyond the small village of Majanicho. So if your sensible you will hire a 4WD
jeep, which will cost you around 18,000pts for 3 days, although deals are available especially in
Corralejo if you look around. If you are not sensible you'll hire a Twingo or Corsa which will
set you back 25,000pts for a week, but carry some good shoes with you, you'll need them once
you've got a puncture lol. I have warned you!!!. Another good bit of advise here before you start
off, is to carry bottled water and some food with you, as there are no outlets selling any of
these on the track.
Heading along the track from Corralejo, the first break you come to is a left hander near the
water desalanisation plants. This break is only a few hundred yards down the track and is an easy
walk from the top of the town if your staying there, or to young to hire a car lol.
From here the track goes over a small brow and downwards towards the break known as
'The Shooting Gallery', which is a left hander. To get to this break
take small dirt track near electric sub-station and park near burnt out VW Polo. Again it is
possible to walk to this break, which is approximately 1km from Corralejo.
The track from here heads downhill and the break known as 'Henarossa', which can be seen in
the distance. Once you negotiate the sharp right hand bend on the track, park on the rough ground
on the left and walk to the break.
Continuing along the track, the going now starts to become a little less forgiving weaving in
and out between reefs and rocks (like something out of Planet of the Apes) before heading over
a brow where the break of 'Acid Drop' can be seen in the distance before entering small village
of Majanicho. Park just off this brow and walk to break.
After passing Majanicho village and the small lagoon on the right hand side, the track starts
to get very uneven and broken up and as I said earlier is only really sensibly passable with a
4WD vehicle. Once you've passed the rusty battered Ripcurl VW camper, park on the right of the
track near stone wind protectors and paddle out to the break known as the
'Bubble', which is a
right hander. From the same parking spot 'Yarro' (or backdoor Bubble) and 'Heiro' breaks are
accessable on other side of small channel. These breaks are both on the same reef with 'Yarro'
being a left hander with steep takeoffs and
'Heiro' a right hander, which when working has a long
ride.
After these breaks there are other quieter less known breaks, off the track before arriving
at the lighthouse near El Cotillo.
Following the tarmac road, which has now replaced the track, breaks can be seen on the right
around the sandy beaches of varying quality before arrive at El Cotillo. Once you passed through
El Cotillo turn right at fort, and park on the cliffs overlooking the break known as
'Spewpits'.
This again can be a good left hander, but watch out for the windsurfers who use this area.
It is worth mentioning here, before heading out looking for the ideal break, it's worth
checking out the surf report at Corky's Surf Bar in Corralejo. It's posted there first thing in
the morning showing wind direction and best breaks to surf that day. I have found this
information pretty accurate, which has saved me alot of time and effort in looking for that
perfect break.
