About La Fitenia

To the south of the main Las Americas breaks, as the coastline turns the corner, there is a flat section of reef called La Fitenia. Home to some fun waves when small, it needs swell from more of a southerly direction to work. Usually pretty mellow, there are a couple of lefts and rights and a surf school operates here. However, it will turn on in the right conditions when a big peak appears, producing long, wrapping right and lefthand walls that will pull in the crowds.

Source: La Fitenia Surf Guide

Ability Level

Intermediate

Beg Int Adv

Some beginners do surf here, but watch out for rocks!

Local Vibe

Doable

Welcoming Intimidating

Chilled when small, competitive when good. Follow etiquette.

Crowd Factor

Moderate

Mellow Heavy

Popular, busy when good

Spot Rating

Fun

Poor Perfect

Fun spot with mellow walls, gets good when main peak wakes producing quality lefts and rights.

Shoulder Burn

Light

Light Exhausting

Easy paddle out.

Water Quality

Fair

Clean Dirty

Generally OK; there are reports of sewage discharges here through aging infrastructure.

Additional Information

Hazards

Rocks on inside, crowds.

Access

Parking by the break, tricky walkout over sharp rocks.

Bring Your

Shortboard, funboard, sup, fish, longboard, bodyboard

Seabed

Rocky reef

Best Season

Best October - March

Swell Consistency and Wind Overview

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