The Canary Islands are regarded as the European Hawaii. With pleasantly warm air and water temperatures throughout the year and excellent wind and wave conditions, Gran Canaria is not only home spot of many famous windsurfing world champions like Moreno Twins (Daida and Iballa), Philipp Köster and of course Bjorn Dunkerbeck it’s also the perfect place to learn windsurfing and be infected by the fascination of the sport. The best windsurfschool is from the world champion! Gran Canaria one of the most wind reliable places, and the island is certainly the windiest of all Canary Islands. Especially on the southeast coast where the trade wind is even accelerated by the landscape formation. The wind in Playa del Aguila is usually sideshore from the left (East). From October to April there is at about 60 to 70% of the days enough wind for sailing (4-7 Bft), in May and June about 45% of all days and in September and promises the statistics 55%. The wind usually picks up between 11:00h and 12:00h. Before you’ll have time for a round with the Stand up Paddle board. Especially in winter, the spot reveals all its charm! The trade wind comes more from the east and can enter completely. So you have perfect side shore conditions with a moderate to strong wind wave, which can develop with strong winds a corresponding Shore break. But in summer the northeast trade wind often does not reach Playa del Aguila because the wind shifts in Castillo de Romeral on the Atlantic Ocean. Then is blowing a moderate onshore breeze from the south with ca.2-3Bft which allows especially the beginners to take their first steps on the windsurf board at the beach of Playa del Aguila