The North Track · Spain
Surfing El Muelle
A reef in The North Track, Spain, for intermediate and advanced surfers.
El Muelle is a left that breaks over lava reef behind the harbour wall in Corralejo, so it's the only good wave in the north of Fuerteventura you can walk to from town. It's best at low tide on a medium swell. At high tide the reef gets close.
It's no secret, so expect company, but it's handy on short trips or when you don't feel like the dirt track. Wear reef boots.
It's a handy wave on smaller days, when the North Track reefs aren't breaking, and Corralejo has everything around it: surf shops, cafés and places to stay.
When to surf
El Muelle
El Muelle is at its best from year-round. Conditions it likes: Small-mod swell.
October to March: Prime
Biggest, most consistent NW swell from Atlantic storms
April to June: Good
Smaller swell, still warm and windy
July to August: Quiet
Strong trade winds, best for windsurfing over surfing
The year across Fuerteventura
Waves near El Muelle
Los Lobos
4 kmThe North Track · Right Point · Intermediate / Advanced
Spew Pits
5 kmThe North Track · Right Reef · Advanced / Pro
Suicides
6 kmThe North Track · Reef · Pro
Straight-line distances. By road it is usually further.
Getting there
Where to stay: Corralejo is the base for the North Track, with the most apartments, surf hostels, schools and restaurants on the island. El Cotillo, on the west side, is quieter and closer to the beaches and the lagoons. Lajares, inland between the two, is a small village popular with surfers who want something calmer.
Transport, costs, where to stay and the rest of the waves in the area are in the The North Track guide.
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