Playa de Famara

Lanzarote, Canary Islands · 🇪🇸 Spain

Wind-scoured sand under a towering cliff wall makes Famara the raw Atlantic surf capital of Lanzarote.

The sea at Playa de Famara (Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain) is typically around 23°C in the warm season; the best months to visit are Year-round.

Sea temperature

~23°C in the warm season

Water

Clear Atlantic blue, cooler

Sand

Golden sand

Swimming

Strong currents; better for surfing than swimming

Surf

Consistent Atlantic beach-break, Lanzarote's surf heartland

Best time to visit

Year-round

Setting

A vast beach beneath a 600-metre cliff wall on Lanzarote's north-west

Beach type

Surf coast

Region

Europe

Beaches near Playa de Famara

• 
  Playa de las Conchas

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• 
  El Golfo (Charco Verde)

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• 
  Playa de Papagayo

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• 
  Grandes Playas de Corralejo

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• 
  Playa de la Concha (El Cotillo)

  El Cotillo, Fuerteventura, Spain · 65 km
• 
  Playa de Sotavento

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