# Caleta de Famara surf guide Sandy-street village under towering cliffs at the end of a 6 km beach, a learn-to-surf favourite; Lanzarote's heavy reefs at La Santa are a short drive away. - **Location:** Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain (29.1160, -13.5570) - **Best season:** Oct – Mar (October, November, December, January, February, March) - **Water:** 18–23°C (shorty or rash vest (warmest) to 3/2 mm (coldest)) - **Waves:** Beach break, Reef break - **Suits:** Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced surfers - **Interactive map, stays and what's on:** https://swellcabin.com/town/famara - **Feed (new YouTube surf videos and Instagram posts from Caleta de Famara):** https://swellcabin.com/town/famara?feed ## Live surf cams - [Famara Bay](https://www.fuerteventuraplayas.com/en/?p=2357): Fuerteventura Playas, free ## Surf spots - **Morro Negro**: Point break, right-hander, all levels, best at all tides. Suits all levels. (29.1135, -13.6617) - **La Santa**: Reef break, left-hander, advanced surfers, faces NNW (offshore wind from the SSE), best at mid to high tide (29.1099, -13.6673) - **Playa de La Canteria**: Beach break, lefts and rights, all levels, faces N (offshore wind from the S), best at mid to high tide. Suits all levels. (29.2252, -13.4622) ## What's on Caleta de Famara is a small, laid-back surf village on Lanzarote with a few bars and restaurants on the seafront and no real nightlife; evenings are sunsets and dinner. No regular weekly nights or upcoming events could be found. _Updated 2026-11-04._ ## Where to stay 557 places to stay within 16 km. Surf camps: Surfhouse Hostel Famara, Yokomosurf Camp, Surfhouse Tara Famara, Red Star Surf House - Casa 55, Volcano Kite & Surf Camp, Zoopark Famara Morrison SurfHouse, Oasis Surf House, Kalufa Surf Camp Hostel. Hostels: Yokomo, Nomadsland, Location d'apartements, Fincatamaragua, Hôtel Beach Ressort. ## FAQ ### When is the best time to surf in Caleta de Famara? The best surf season in Caleta de Famara is Oct – Mar (October, November, December, January, February, March). The sea ranges from 18°C to 23°C over the year. ### Which months have the most good surf days in Caleta de Famara? Measured over the last three years (2023-11-01 to 2026-10-31), the waves at Caleta de Famara's best spot were good or better most often in January (57% of days, 33% great), December (52% of days, 34% great) and November (52% of days, 30% great), and least often in June (0%). From each day's swell and wind (Open-Meteo), rated like Swell Cabin's forecast. ### Do I need a wetsuit in Caleta de Famara? Water temperature in Caleta de Famara is 18–23°C: shorty or rash vest (warmest) to 3/2 mm (coldest). ### Is Caleta de Famara good for beginner surfers? Yes. Caleta de Famara suits beginner, intermediate and advanced surfers; spots that work for beginners or all levels include Morro Negro and Playa de La Canteria. ### What are the surf spots in Caleta de Famara? Caleta de Famara has 3 surf spots on Swell Cabin: Morro Negro (Point break, right-hander, all levels, best at all tides); La Santa (Reef break, left-hander, advanced surfers, faces NNW (offshore wind from the SSE), best at mid to high tide); Playa de La Canteria (Beach break, lefts and rights, all levels, faces N (offshore wind from the S), best at mid to high tide). ### Where should surfers stay in Caleta de Famara? Swell Cabin lists 557 places to stay within 16 km of Caleta de Famara, including 10 surf camps such as Surfhouse Hostel Famara, Yokomosurf Camp, Surfhouse Tara Famara and Red Star Surf House - Casa 55, 5 hostels, 41 guesthouses and homestays, 271 rentals and villas. Each one shows its distance to the nearest surf spot. ### What is the nightlife like in Caleta de Famara? Caleta de Famara is a small, laid-back surf village on Lanzarote with a few bars and restaurants on the seafront and no real nightlife; evenings are sunsets and dinner. No regular weekly nights or upcoming events could be found. ### What is the surf forecast for Caleta de Famara this week? Swell Cabin shows a live 7-day surf forecast for Caleta de Famara and each of its 3 surf spots on https://swellcabin.com/town/famara: each spot rated hour by hour (Flat, Poor, Fair, Good, Great or Epic) from the way its coast faces, the swell, its period, the wind and the tide, with the best time each day and why, the size in surfers' words (e.g. "chest to head high, clean"), tides, and how sure the forecast is (three wave models compared). It is checked live against the nearest buoy and airport wind reports where there are any, and refreshed every few hours (waves from Open-Meteo, wind from MET Norway). ### When is the best tide to surf in Caleta de Famara? It depends on the spot: shallow reefs usually want mid to high tide, most beach breaks work best around mid tide. Swell Cabin's forecast for Caleta de Famara weighs each spot's tide hour by hour and shows the best window each day with the high and low tide times, predicted from the Arrecife tide gauge (16 km away). ### Is the Caleta de Famara surf forecast checked against measurements? Yes. The open water off Caleta de Famara is checked against the satellite altimeters (Copernicus Marine's near-real-time wave heights): 57 satellite passes within 100 km since 2026-09-23, typically 69 km out, put the forecast wave height within 20% of the measurement 100% of the time. Of the three wave models compared, Météo-France has been the closest to the satellites here. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information (https://doi.org/10.48670/moi-00179). Last checked 2026-11-03. ### How reliable is Swell Cabin's information about Caleta de Famara? Trust in this page's data is low (52/100): the town has not been verified against sources in the last 12 months; 0 of 3 spots fully verified, 3 with a researched tide; season and water temperature checked against measured data; 1 open audit warning. How we check: https://github.com/danielgalam/swellcabin/blob/main/docs/data-accuracy.md Last checked against sources on 2026-11-05. Every value comes from measured data (Open-Meteo, buoys), open databases (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata) or a published page we opened, never from visitor reports; a daily audit compares them and a weekly evaluation measures the error rate (https://github.com/danielgalam/swellcabin/blob/main/docs/data-quality.md). ### Is there a live surf cam in Caleta de Famara? Yes: Famara Bay on Fuerteventura Playas (free). Swell Cabin checks these cams regularly. ### Where can I take surf lessons in Caleta de Famara? Surf schools in and around Caleta de Famara include Wave Rituals, Alohayolas Surfschool, Zoopark Famara Surf, SUP & Kitesurf School Lanzarote, Mauri Surf Lanzarote, Costa N-Oeste and Surf San Juan Lanzarote.