Kitesurf Famara.
Famara beach is one of Europes kitesurf meccas, the beach offers a unique blend of wind, waves, spectacular scenary and low level crowds to please even the most demanding of kitesurfers.
The winds blow stronger and more consistently in the summer months along Famara beach making this the ideal time of year but winter can also offer good conditions. Once the summer trade winds kick in they bring consistent northerly winds across the beach creating a starboard tack on the way out. Average winds are about 18 to 20 knots but can be from 15 to 30. Waves size in summer is smaller, average waves being about chest to head high. If you want to kitesurf in massive waves then visit in winter, surf on low wind days and wait for the big swells and winds to arrive. You can really get the adrenaline going on triple overhead days. To get out back on days like this you will need some skill and timing for jumping over the incoming waves on your starboard tack. Getting back in is easier as long as you can hold a rail whilst going full speed down a massive face. You can come back in between sets to get a feel but for the full adrenaline you cannot beat full speed down a massive wave and then looking back to see the monster at full growl behind.
For beginners to kitesurfing Famara has several kitesurf schools located in the town of Famar that would be happy to hire you all the latest equipment and teach you enough to get you going on your own.
In the Summer months on Famara beach there are much more tourists than in Winter and Kitesurfing is not allowed at the very beginning of the beach. To access the Kitesurf area of Famara beach you follow the road along the beach then up the side of the bungalows and over the back where it turns into a track, follow the road and it curves back down to the beach. Keep going along this track for abouty one kilometre until you see the signs for kitesurfing or other kitesurfer. The further along the track the better as far as the authorities are concerned, but the winds can be weaker and more gusty.
