Windsurf at La Oliva (Fuerteventura): when to go, record speeds and leaderboard

Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain

La Oliva is busiest between January and September: windsurf sessions usually start between 15:00 and 19:00. Windsurf makes up 20% of the sessions at La Oliva.

Sessions, 12 months
257
Riders, 12 months
27
Sessions, 30 days
4
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.

Windsurf: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1eric rouss32.1 kn 59.4 km/h
2Cyril30.6 kn 56.6 km/h
3Jose Manuel Rodriguez Ogando29.6 kn 54.8 km/h
4jan elsner29.2 kn 54.0 km/h
5Marco Lambers25.0 kn 46.3 km/h
6Charles Queguiner24.1 kn 44.7 km/h
7Matteo Iachino23.8 kn 44.1 km/h
8Benoit blanc23.1 kn 42.8 km/h
9stavros kypraios22.5 kn 41.7 km/h
10Carlos Vilagut22.2 kn 41.1 km/h

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When to go

Sessions by month

  • Jan24
  • Feb30
  • Mar30
  • Apr28
  • May32
  • Jun26
  • Jul33
  • Aug30
  • Sep19
  • Oct2
  • Nov3
  • Dec0

Sessions by time of day

Most sessions start between 15:00 and 19:00. Local start time.

  • 9:006
  • 10:004
  • 11:0021
  • 12:0018
  • 13:0028
  • 14:0016
  • 15:0048
  • 16:0040
  • 17:0043
  • 18:0032
  • 19:001

Wind direction

Direction from weather model

  • N183
  • NW28
  • NE24
  • SW10
  • E5
  • W4
  • SE3
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Distance and sessions in the last 12 months.

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Questions

When is the best time for Windsurf at La Oliva?

Windsurf sessions at La Oliva are mostly between January and September. The busiest month is July, with 33 sessions in the last 12 months.

Is Windsurf at La Oliva better in the morning or in the afternoon?

Most sessions start between 15:00 and 19:00, local time. 12% start before noon and 88% from noon on.

How popular is Windsurf at La Oliva?

257 windsurf sessions by 27 riders in the last 12 months. That is 20% of all sessions at La Oliva.

What is the Windsurf 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 Windsurf leaderboard at La Oliva?

eric rouss, with 32.1 knots on June 3, 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.