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"Hidden away between the high profile surfing coastlines of Southern Portugal and Northern Morocco is a wave rich wonderland called the Costa de la Luz. Host to several barreling beach breaks and a few excellent point and reef breaks this coastline offers masses of surfing potential!"

Getting there:
Jerez de la Frontera is the closest airport around 45 mins drive from the best surf spots. 3 flights per day to and from London.

Travel:
The roads have seen a sharp increase in quality over the past few years with European money being poured into the local infrastructure.

Language:
Spanish. The locals speak Spanish only!

Season:
September until April is the primes surf season. North Atlantic groundswells. Normally the winters are mild and dry.

Cost of living:
Self catering surf lodges with Winterwaves can be sought after for as little as 65 euros per week.

What to take:
A 3/2mm wetsuit will suffice. Boards that go well in 2-6ft beach breaks. A narrow (semi-gun) for the big days.

Positive

• Winter Sunshine (over 3000hrs of sun per year)
• Easy getaway from all Northern European Countries
• Cheap cost of living
• Excellent food
• Brilliant nightlife
• Cheap flights
• Relaxed and friendly locals
• Amazing sunsets
• Amazing sights and cities

Cons:
• Small summertime surf
• Expensive accommodation in the prime summertime months
• Overcrowding in the summertime

Surfing Andalucia:

The coastline is amazingly diverse for the short distance that it occupies. With powerful barreling beachies to long walled up reefs and points this area will satisfy every level of surfer.

As with all classic beach breaks there will be rips present when the surf is big, some of the more challenging spots will involve long paddles and being aware of entry and exit spots.
The best winds for the beaches come from the easterly quadrant whilst the optimum wind for the points blows from the North.
The swells are produced by deep North Atlantic low pressures that are frequently seen in the Northern Hemisphere Winter.
Access to all spots is easy with parking almost found everywhere.

The spots starting from the North:

Cabo Roche : a tubey beachbreak that is sheltered from strong easterly winds. Fast hollow waves break from low to mid tide. The beach is located in a ¨Hollywood Style Housing Development.

Conil de la Frontera: At the Northen end of the town is a beachbreak called la Fontanilla . A good option when the swell is huge and the tide is low to mid.

El Palmar: Definitely the areas best beach break with three or four distinct peaks. The sanbars here can be classic with long rides and fast bowly waves. Rips when the swell is big.

Los Caños de Meca : A good quality reef break. Here a stable peak form a good lefthander. The bay where the wave is located is offshore in a Northerly Wind. NE wind is the ideal wind. There a quite a few other waves in the bay.

Yerbabuena : Definitely one of the best waves around. A long reeling right hand point break very similar to those found in the desert south of Morocco . The wave is sheltered from the Northerly winds and is ideal on a NE wind. The wave has a gorgeous backdrop of pine trees and sandstone cliffs.

In this region:
Winterwaves is based deep in the heart of Spain’s warmest driest coastal region, Andalusia. With a fantastic climate, unbelievable Spanish beaches, powerful winter waves, and superb culture. Winter- waves provides you with unforgettable holidays in an undiscovered part of Spain. Winterwaves provides surfing holidays with all equipment rental, horseriding holidays, golfing holidays and much more. Our first class villa accommodation is based in El Palmar, the best surfing beach in Cádiz
Based in Conil de la Frontera and El Palmar, on the Costa de la Luz. Oceano Surf school is ideally situated to enjoy warm, dry weather and good all year round surfing conditions. All our instructors are fully qualified life guards, and surf coaches who provide you with the highest level of surf coaching. Oceano Surf School caters for all levels of surfers from beginners to advanced. All our equipment is of the highest standard. We rent boards, wetsuits and provide surf guides. We also operate surfing safaris to Northern Morocco and South West Portugal.

More info on the web:

Accommodation http://www.winterwaves.com/accomodation.php
Spots on GlobalSurfers: http://www.globalsurfers.com/region.cfm?Regio=Andalucia&land=Spain

About the author:
Rosalia Perez Sanchez has lived in Conil all her life. Traveling extensively to other surfing destinations has finally settled down to start her own surf school and surf travel business.
Rosi can be contacted on rosalia@winterwaves.com