Gran Canaria is the island that has the strongest and most consistent wind of all the seven islands. It blows about 80 % out of the whole year. Average wind is 3-5 bft from September through May and in the summer months 5 - 7 bft. In January and February we get most of our rain for the whole year.

For windsurfers it is actually no problem because these winter low pressures brings us nice south swells and normally storm. The south east side of Gran Canaria's coast line is where most of all the windsurfing take place. This is where the normal trade wind hits every day blowing north, north - east and east. Then pending on those angles the wind is stronger up or down the coast. In the summer months for example the trade wind is very north and there is only wind on the upper wind spots, whereas in winter months it blows more easterly and the wind line moves down the coast all the way past the south tip of the island, Maspalomas.