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El picacho
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Canary, Gran Canaria
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Surf Spot Characteristics
    Surf Quality
 wave qualityWorld Class
 experienceexperienced surfers
 surf frequencyregular
    Wave
typereef-rocky
 directionright and left
 bottomreef (coral, sharp rocks etc..)
 power- fast
- powerful
 normal lengthshort (<50m)
 good dayvery Long (300 to 500 m)
    Tide, Swell and Wind
 swell direction- East
 wind direction
 swell sizestarts working at 1.5m-2m /5ft-6ft
 tide positionlow and mid tide
 tide movementrising and falling tides
  Author: jorge rodríguez ramírez
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El picacho Access
  too easy, the spot is at 20 minutes by bus from Las Palmas, you have to arriva at "El Pagador" and then ask to someone.
  distancetake a car
  walkinstant access (<5 mn)
  easy to find?easy to find
  public access?public access
  special accessDon't know
    More Details on Surfing
  week crowd empty
week-end crowd crowded
  dangers
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 this wave have huge power, so be carefull!!!
  Overview
  Atmosphere This wave is right and left, the right is larger and dangerous, but the tubes are bigger and larger. The left is shorter and an air section at the end
  General It is probably the Best wave of
Gran Canaria and is not as dangerous as "El Frontón"
 
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comment by anonymous, 2005-06-14 23:52:06


i thought it was chopes and that someone was just full of shit. sik!

comment by anonymous, 2005-03-16 07:22:07


it could pass for chopes except for the left bit you can see in the picture.

comment by Bob the Booger, 2004-07-09 07:45:20

looks like reddies
this wave looks heaps like redsands on the south coast of N.S.W, Australia

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