Los Lobos Surf Guide

Los Lobos Surf Guide

The lunar landscape of the diminutive island of Los Lobos sits anchored over a mile off the northeastern corner of Fuerteventura, its dormant volcano towering over the crystal blue ocean. When the big swells arrive and light up the north shore of Fuerte, whitewater is visible from the western side of the island where the shallow fringes are transformed into a huge, reeling pointbreak.

This special break can only be accessed by ferry or private boat, but the short crossing reveals a wave that only increases in quality the bigger the swell gets. At 4- to 6-foot there are a number of distinct sections, but when the swell tops this, the jagged lava reef is transformed into one long, rifling break. The entry and exit can be tricky as urchins carpet the bottom. Crowds occur at peak times.