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Acid Drop 57.7

#3809 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇪🇸 Spain · Las Palmas · near Arrecife

Works almost every day, wind is the enemy here, no off season.

Works all yearIntermediate
Surf score57.7 /100
Surfable days96% of the year
Clean days4% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell24% period 11 s+
Typical size1.1 m 3.5 ft median
Water21°C a 2 mm shorty

Best time to surf Acid Drop

The best time to surf Acid Drop is February, April, December. It rarely works. In December the water sits around 20°C, so pack a 2 mm shorty, and the typical wave is 1.1 m. The nearest airport is LPA (169 km) and the nearest town is Arrecife (46 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan95%8%1.1 m19°C2mm
Feb99%18%1.3 m19°C3/2
Mar97%11%1.2 m18°C3/2
Apr96%13%1.1 m18°C3/2
May95%0%1.1 m20°C2mm
Jun89%0%0.9 m21°C2mm
Jul99%0%1.2 m22°Cvest
Aug99%0%1.1 m23°Cvest
Sep93%1%0.9 m23°Cvest
Oct90%1%1.0 m22°Cvest
Nov96%10%1.1 m22°C2mm
Dec99%23%1.1 m20°C2mm

Why 57.7

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
26.0
Clean days 24%
2.2
Groundswell 12%
4.6
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
2.4
Water comfort 10%
5.4
Access 10%
5.7

The detail

Faces 345° with 56% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 19% of days. Mean peak period 8.9 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 64%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 28.748, -13.934 (OpenStreetMap).

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