Wing foil and Windsurf at La Oliva, Fuerteventura: when to go, stats and leaderboard
Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain
La Oliva is busiest between January and August: sessions usually start between 11:00 and 19:00. 44% of sessions are Wing foil.
- Sessions, 12 months
- 1,280
- Riders, 12 months
- 130
- Sessions, 30 days
- 69
- Record, 12 months
- 32.1 kn
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Leaderboard
Best session of each rider in the last 12 months, from the Waterspeed leaderboard. Updated every day.
Wing foil: top 10 by top speed
| # | Rider | Top speed | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | eric rouss | 28.2 kn 52.2 km/h | |
| 2 | Gabi | 28.1 kn 52.1 km/h | |
| 3 | @guycribb | 26.0 kn 48.1 km/h | |
| 4 | Andrea | 24.9 kn 46.2 km/h | |
| 5 | Cyril | 24.6 kn 45.5 km/h | |
| 6 | Lorenzo | 22.5 kn 41.6 km/h | |
| 7 | Francois Morrier | 21.7 kn 40.2 km/h | |
| 8 | Clément GUEGOU | 21.2 kn 39.2 km/h | |
| 9 | Ambrogio Cremona Ratti | 21.1 kn 39.1 km/h | |
| 10 | Anonymous rider | 21.0 kn 38.9 km/h |
Windsurf: top 10 by top speed
| # | Rider | Top speed | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | eric rouss | 32.1 kn 59.4 km/h | |
| 2 | Cyril | 30.6 kn 56.6 km/h | |
| 3 | Jose Manuel Rodriguez Ogando | 29.6 kn 54.8 km/h | |
| 4 | jan elsner | 29.2 kn 54.0 km/h | |
| 5 | Marco Lambers | 25.0 kn 46.3 km/h | |
| 6 | Charles Queguiner | 24.1 kn 44.7 km/h | |
| 7 | Matteo Iachino | 23.8 kn 44.1 km/h | |
| 8 | Benoit blanc | 23.1 kn 42.8 km/h | |
| 9 | stavros kypraios | 22.5 kn 41.7 km/h | |
| 10 | Carlos Vilagut | 22.2 kn 41.1 km/h |
Kitesurf: top 10 by top speed
| # | Rider | Top speed | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karim Ibrahim | 28.7 kn 53.2 km/h | |
| 2 | Julia Castro | 26.9 kn 49.8 km/h | |
| 3 | Jose Manuel Rodriguez Ogando | 25.2 kn 46.6 km/h | |
| 4 | eric rouss | 23.5 kn 43.6 km/h | |
| 5 | Rok Bedenk | 20.8 kn 38.5 km/h | |
| 6 | Jörn Johannes | 19.1 kn 35.3 km/h | |
| 7 | Jan Horehled | 18.7 kn 34.6 km/h | |
| 8 | Anonymous rider | 17.0 kn 31.5 km/h | |
| 9 | Michael Gamradt | 16.9 kn 31.3 km/h |
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Sessions by month
Best month by sport
- Wing foilMarch86
- WindsurfJuly33
- ParawingJuly30
- SurfMarch25
- SUPAugust11
- KitesurfMarch10
- EfoilFebruary14
Sessions by time of day
Most sessions start between 11:00 and 19:00. Local start time.
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Nearby spots
Distance and sessions in the last 12 months.
- Puerto del Rosario14 km170
- Pájara34 km942
- Yaiza42 km170
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Questions
When is the best time to go to La Oliva?
Sessions at La Oliva are mostly between January and August. The busiest month is March, with 206 sessions in the last 12 months.
Is La Oliva better in the morning or in the afternoon?
Most sessions start between 11:00 and 19:00, local time. 15% start before noon and 85% from noon on.
Which sports do people practise at La Oliva?
Wing foil (44%), Windsurf (20%), Parawing (7%), Surf (6%), and SUP (5%). Waterspeed recorded 1,280 sessions here in the last 12 months.
What is the speed record at La Oliva?
32.1 knots (59.4 km/h), Windsurf, on June 3, 2026. It is the fastest session at La Oliva on the Waterspeed leaderboard in the last 12 months.
Who is at the top of the Wing foil leaderboard at La Oliva?
eric rouss, with 28.2 knots on January 24, 2026. The top 10 is on this page; the full leaderboard is on leaderboard.waterspeedapp.com.
Data: Waterspeed leaderboard sessions. Town positions: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.