Generosa

Corralejo · Lanzarote and Fuerteventura · Spain

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A reef on the start of the North Shore track just west of Corralejo, close to Bristol. A left peels over a shallow reef and can be long on a good day, and it works on smaller swells than many North Shore spots. Sources place it slightly differently; the pin follows the place name on the map.

Level
Intermediate
Break
Reef break, reef
Waves
Lefts
Crowd
Some company
Season
autumn, winter, spring
Boards
A shortboard or fish; bodyboards too.

When it works

✓ A 1–2 m northwest swell with a south wind, at high tide.

When it doesn't

✕ Low tide is very shallow; north wind makes it messy.

Watch out for

  • reef
  • rocks
  • currents

Best months

October, November, December, January, February, March

Local tips

Check how shallow it is as you walk in. Get in on the right and paddle across to the take-off on the left; mind the current.

Getting there

Drive or walk west from Corralejo onto the North Shore track and park on the natural lot above the shore after the power station.

Travel notes

How often it works
Dependable in winter, mostly flat in summer.
Crowd and vibe
Usually empty on weekdays, busier at weekends.
Camping and vans
Wild camping is not allowed on Fuerteventura; only marked camping zones may be used, and the island council is still drawing up its camping rules. The Canary Government's draft decree would ban tourist overnight stays in vans and campers outside official campsites.
Facilities
None at the spot.
Water quality
No official bathing-water point here.

Ideal conditions

Swell
NW–N best, WNW–NNE works
Size
1–2 m offshore swell; starts at 0.8 m, holds to 2.5 m
Period
9 s minimum, best from 12 s
Wind
Offshore S–WSW; handles onshore up to 8 km/h
Tide
high best, avoid low
Faces
NNE (30°)

Live cam

No cam at this spot yet: the forecast and the guide are on the map.

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Sources