El Vagabundo (San Felipe)

Moya · Western Canaries · Spain

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A beach of sand and rock at San Felipe on the north coast, below the GC-2 motorway. It gives lefts and rights at any tide and is a popular all-level wave between Las Palmas and Gáldar.

Level
Intermediate
Break
Beach break, sand and rock
Waves
Lefts and rights
Crowd
Busy
Season
autumn, winter, spring
Boards
A shortboard or fish.

When it works

✓ A 1–2 m north-northwest swell with a south wind, at low to mid tide.

When it doesn't

✕ The afternoon trade wind blows it out.

Watch out for

  • rocks
  • rips

Best months

October, November, December, January, February, March, April

Local tips

Parking is plentiful; at worst you walk a couple of hundred metres.

Getting there

Leave the motorway at San Felipe and follow the small street to its end.

Travel notes

How often it works
Consistent through the winter.
Crowd and vibe
Few surfers on weekdays, crowded at weekends.
Camping and vans
Wild camping is not allowed on Gran Canaria. The island council (Cabildo) runs camping zones that need a permit booked online, and the closest legal option to camping by the sea is the campsite at Playa de Vargas on the east coast. The Canary Government's draft decree would ban tourist overnight stays in vans outside official campsites.
Facilities
Parking nearby, and a few restaurants in San Felipe.
Water quality
In the 2025 EU bathing-water results, Playa de San Felipe was rated excellent.

Ideal conditions

Swell
NW–N best, WNW–NNE works
Size
1–2 m offshore swell; starts at 0.8 m, holds to 3 m
Period
9 s minimum, best from 12 s
Wind
Offshore SSE–SW; handles onshore up to 10 km/h
Tide
low, mid best
Faces
N (10°)

Live cam

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

In the guides

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