Drive to Cotillo,just before entering the town go left down a dirttrack,then to the right.You'll have to make a little walk down the hill(where you park your car)to the beach.
First surfed here
We used to holiday here as kids and it was here I first hired a board to learn to surf. In a total of maybe 6-8 weeks we spent here in total, I had never seen it flat...till the day i turned up with the hire board I'd spent my hard-earned pocket money on!!
Anyway, I got some days in and it got me started. Remember it being a fast punchy beach break. Would love to go back there...and be 15 years old again!
comment by marc, 2007-06-21 04:37:40
cotillo
ive surfed el cotillo heaps in the past. had some of the best surf in my life at 4-5ft and offshore here. a warning tho, if it aint perfect its gonna be heavy.the first time i surfed this place, offshore wind and outgoing tide i almost ended up in brazil !!! took me 30 mins of continous paddling just to get back to the impact zone and then i got smashed by 5ft sets. i thought i was gonna die that day. also another day my mate saw what he thought to be a snorkellers dive fin flapping around in the shorey, so he paddles over and it turns out to be a juvenile hammerhead shark ! good stuff !!
comment by Anonymous, 2007-02-27 17:11:08
it rocks
I cant believe this is only 2 stars, maybe I was lucky.I was here a week had a few classic sessions with a great vibe in the water. It closes out when its big, but its a beach break, what do you expect???Mid to high tide had powerful fun waves.The rips held the sections open and even a few tubes.Down in the corner was protected from wind.I give it 3.5 stars
.JPG)
.JPG)
.JPG)
comment by lofty, 2007-08-02 02:07:29