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comment by Pngp, 2007-05-05 11:20:13

advice
Hello someone,
Can you perhaps tell me when is the best month of the year to go there and find good waves? September to December is normally good in that area of the atlantic but, can somebody tell me more precisely?
Thank you!

comment by Jack miller, 2006-11-23 06:38:25

mad surf, pussie locals.
i have been out a few times, best surf ever but dont understand all the hipe about the locals the pussie you just have to show em hows boss.

comment by stephengallop@wanadoo.es, 2006-05-27 14:57:50

be on your toes
spent 8 months working for la santa sport, danish company. i watched el quemao as it unfolded through the winter. I loved this spot, it really is a training ground for knarly waves like choops and pipe. beware of rips that dragg u off the reef towards the harbour, try and sit deep otherwise the take-off is quite hard to make.

when caught on the inside, never try to paddle out straight , go with the rip towards the harbour and paddle round.

ideal boards: 6-6 to 7-2 round tail. just remember once making the take off, the second section gets ugly, dry lava reef with a combination of urchins. the barrels get too heavy to handle.

watch out for bombs- be warned when 6-8 with an increasing swell, there can be 10" bombs coming through.

Locals are knarly and wont take to anyone kindly, doesnt matter if you are a cook or u rip.

comment by turista, 2006-03-20 21:13:13

good stuff
this wave will kick your ass, sooner or later. locals are cool if you charge and stay out of their way. they will tell you to split, out at La Santa left. i would too if every barnacle in the world wanted to paddle out there. respect them and they might respect you.

comment by lanzarotechica, 2005-04-04 13:44:46

intense spot
this spot is intense. breaks on reef and urchin, most times its hollow and fast, occasionally with some sloppy sets in between. be careful, many times the reef sucks the water up into the wave and surfers wipe out on straight reef, no water included. killer spot though. was there in late march, water was warm, locals are locals, but you try and befriend them, no worries, they are pretty mello

comment by anonymous, 2004-12-11 02:43:36

this is for wanna surf please do not repeate the fotos , thanks

comment by josh, 2004-06-16 15:14:39

is this that wave
hello this look like the wave they surf in that latest ripcurl movie THIS WAY UP the wave seem sick and they get some good barrels

comment by anonymous, 2004-02-17 22:20:34

no title
spent a week there start of this month,perfect 8-10ft super heavy and super hollow, the locals seemed friendly enough,have to commit other wise you get nailed. best left in europe?

comment by anonymous, 2003-10-15 14:01:21

shack time at El Quemao...
BIG bazzas and long hold downs...still probably the best reef in the atlantic!

comment by lavabreak@yahoo.com, 2003-08-08 20:34:18

i snapped my board on my first drop there...
nov 1996, 2nd day in La Santa, swell too westerly for the Point (the right), big, gnarly 10-12 feet lefts at El Quemao. Day before the Point was classic with 6-8 feet perfect rights, easy 100 + meters rides. Manny (big cojones) and Paul Sully got me into having my first session at El Quemao in this surfing conditions. "let's go..." from the small harbour easy paddle out, frightning lefts grinding the reef...("what am i doing here?") i reckon we all (except Manny) underestimated the conditions. "Yeah, go go go..." first wave i paddled to, didn't look back, elevator drop, took off, almost there... on my backhand, yes landed it, and the lip over me...
fuck, my nice 7'2", broken argh... only board. Got worked on the set, paddled in with what was left of my board... Bought a Sefon 8 footer...
dozens of sessions after i still fully respect this wave, actually all waves in the area. Got quite a few really nice sessions there... Joff, Maruda, Manny, Paul, Carlitos, Jimmy, Eduardo, Miguel, Mario etc...keep charging. Maybe i'll be there next winter? see you André