„La Curva del Cementerio“ – The Phantasm on The East Coast of Las Palmas

The Alternative!

Waves crash against the stone walls of the East coast and remind one of the beautiful waves that one was able to see in this area before much of this surf spot was destroyed by road construction. The wave “Curva del Cementerio” is next to the spots San Cristobal and the La Laja beach one of the last surviving spots of the dam construction of Las Palmas’ East coast!


The „Curva del Cementerio“ is a long wave which one can still ride even when the swell is high. Locals aver that when the swell is high riding “tubes” is possible. The “Curva del Cementerio” is one of the rarest waves of Las Palmas, but especially during the summer one can experience this wave from time to time and it forms an alternative to other surf spots.
When weather conditions are good and the “Alisios” winds blow this surf spot is the place to be.

One can reach the wave either over the stone walls or from the city district of San Cristobal. The latter is the more secure method to reach the spot but one has to have endurance because it takes some paddling to reach the surf spot. This spot is also worth a visit when the swell is too high at the spots on the North coast. The pictures of the surf spots were taken from our photographer Thomas Borstner. If one wants to see how it looks like on the North coast and at the spots on Canteras beach one should definitely take a look at the pictures we have posted in the picture gallery “Monster Waves of Las Palmas”!

The waves are easiest to ride when there is low tide. After surfing we can recommend a visit to one of the many delicious and cheap fish restaurants in the city district of San Cristobal. And after eating one can continue to hit up the other spots of San Cristobal which are only about 1 kilometre away. Las Palmas means surfing non-stop – so you better be prepaired!

Spot-Infos

Untergrund: Sand und Steine
Am Besten:
nahe Ebbe
perfekte Höhe:
ein bis 3 Meter
Ideale Windverhältnisse:
bei den Alisios-Winden
Olas:
muy larga izquierda
Surferklientel:
nichts los
Jahreszeit:
April bis September
Wasserqualität:
akzeptabel
Punkte: 7 von 10 Punkten

Pictures Spot "Curva del Cementerio"

Pictures: thomas.borstner@laspalmas24.com

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