Pozo Izquierdo is a small village on the south-east coast of Gran Canaria, in the municipality of Santa Lucía de Tirajana, near Vecindario. The bay in front of it is a wave venue on the PWA World Tour, and the local beach ordinance reserves it for windsurfing whenever the wind is 10 knots or more. The north-east trade wind blows side-onshore, and the long wave breaks to the right.
May to September is the season in the record, and it is a big one: in July almost every day clears 12 knots for three daylight hours or more, at 98 per cent, and August is close behind at 94. The mean over those rideable hours is 19 to 22 knots, and the wind is up from the morning and holds all day. Even December, the lightest month, has more than half its days rideable. The record comes from a 9 km model, and Wind-Hounds puts summer days at 30 to 40 knots as the trade wind accelerates round the island. Pozowinds sizes summer sails at 3.4 to 4.2 square metres, and 4.2 to 5.3 the rest of the year, when the trades are lighter and the ground swell bigger. Come July it is nuking.
The bay of Pozo Izquierdo, its regatta course, is for windsurfing only when the wind is 10 knots (18.5 km/h) or more; below that, bodyboard, surf, kayak and paddle surf may use it.
Not yet checked against a weather station or an independent model, so treat these figures as a guide.
At a glance
Is it for you?
Skill levelBring your A-game
WaterMixed bag
Wind · MayUsually turns up
Crowds · MayBusy patches
Local vibeFriendly enough
Water qualityUsually clean
NightlifeA bar or two
CostMid
Geek analysis
May in the record
80% of days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.
In May the wind most often sits at 16 to 19 kt or 20 to 23 kt (21% of daylight hours each) and is over 12 kt from 8am to 6pm on at least half the days. See both charts in the full report
No weather station near enough to check these figures against.
May on the record
The month's own figures, not the year's average.
Rideable days25 of 31Ten Mays in the record
Wind, rideable hours19 ktMean over daylight hours at 12 kt+
Air22.7°CMaximum
Take it with you
The full Pozo Izquierdo report
Seven sections over six pages, built from the same record as this page. A PDF you can read on the plane.
01Hour-by-hour & month-by-month wind02The month's own records03Full stays, schools & kit04Per-launch notes05The ordinance, stones & shorebreak06Getting there, packing & best months07Sources, and their limits
WindChaser spot reportPozo IzquierdoGran Canaria, Spain · May80% of days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.
When it gets busy
Crowds
The PWA windsurf World Cup comes to Pozo every year, from 4 to 12 July in 2026, and Wind-Hounds says beds in Pozo can be hard to find during it. WindChaser has no crowd count for the rest of the year yet.
On the water
What May usually does
Wind directionNE tradeThe alisio from the north-east, side-onshore and strongest in summer, the centres and the tourist board say.
Wind strength19 to 22 ktThe mean over rideable daylight hours, May to September, in the record. Wind-Hounds puts summer days at 30 to 40 kt.
When it blowsAll dayUp from the morning and steady through the afternoon in the record.
Your playground
Launches & safety
Conditions change. Check local rules and conditions before you ride.
Launch
Hazard
Parking
School
Stay
Webcam
Approximate
Local intel
Getting there & on the ground
Nearest airportGran Canaria (LPA)About 18 km, around 18 minutes by road.
Flying with a board bagRyanair, Jet2.com, TUI Airways, easyJetAirlines flying into Gran Canaria (LPA). Each links its own sports-equipment page: check its rules and fees before you book.RyanairJet2.comTUI AirwayseasyJetWikipedia, Gran Canaria Airport · Checked Oct 2026
On the groundMay to SeptemberThe windiest months in the record. July is the pick.
Getting aroundCarGC-1 motorway, exit Vecindario to Pozo Izquierdo, then head for the shore. Free parking by the beach.
