Windsurf and Wing foil at Pájara, Fuerteventura: when to go, stats and leaderboard

Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain

Pájara is busiest between June and July: sessions usually start between 11:00 and 17:00. 47% of sessions are Windsurf.

Sessions, 12 months
942
Riders, 12 months
154
Sessions, 30 days
13
Record, 12 months
47.7 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
1Jean-Loup Francis47.7 kn 88.3 km/h
2Matteo Iachino40.2 kn 74.4 km/h
3Jordy Vonk38.2 kn 70.8 km/h
4Björn Dunkerbeck37.7 kn 69.8 km/h
5Taty Frans37.6 kn 69.6 km/h
6jan elsner37.3 kn 69.1 km/h
7Pierre Mortefon36.7 kn 68.0 km/h
8Titouan Gernolle36.6 kn 67.7 km/h
9Pierre Macquaert36.1 kn 66.8 km/h
10eric rouss32.7 kn 60.6 km/h

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Wing foil: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1Alessandro José Tomasi36.2 kn 67.1 km/h
2Sebastiano Zorzi35.2 kn 65.2 km/h
3Bastien Escofet34.6 kn 64.0 km/h
4Ghio33.7 kn 62.4 km/h
5Malo Bontemps32.2 kn 59.7 km/h
6AlanF31.7 kn 58.8 km/h
7Ancor Sosa Kather30.5 kn 56.5 km/h
8Clemens Siraki29.5 kn 54.7 km/h
9Gabi27.9 kn 51.7 km/h
10Mar de Arce Sánchez26.3 kn 48.7 km/h

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Windfoil: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1JN-ProRider28.7 kn 53.1 km/h
2Bam21.9 kn 40.5 km/h
3Steffen18.4 kn 34.0 km/h
4Bart Adriaensens16.9 kn 31.3 km/h

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Kitesurf: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1Antonio Toniolo24.5 kn 45.3 km/h
2Anonymous rider23.9 kn 44.3 km/h
3Christian Fikus23.9 kn 44.3 km/h
4Franky22.7 kn 42.0 km/h
5Yarno Van Bever22.0 kn 40.8 km/h
6Torrens Eric21.5 kn 39.8 km/h
7Andrea21.5 kn 39.8 km/h
8Francis Van Bever20.8 kn 38.5 km/h
9Anonymous rider20.6 kn 38.2 km/h
10Miglo20.2 kn 37.5 km/h

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When to go

Sessions by month

  • Jan38
  • Feb37
  • Mar104
  • Apr117
  • May93
  • Jun169
  • Jul258
  • Aug59
  • Sep39
  • Oct27
  • Nov1
  • Dec0

Best month by sport

  • WindsurfJuly140
  • Wing foilJuly97
  • WindfoilApril35
  • KitesurfApril11

Sessions by time of day

Most sessions start between 11:00 and 17:00. Local start time.

  • 1:001
  • 2:000
  • 3:000
  • 4:000
  • 5:000
  • 6:000
  • 7:000
  • 8:000
  • 9:004
  • 10:0067
  • 11:00143
  • 12:00125
  • 13:00128
  • 14:00130
  • 15:00148
  • 16:00139
  • 17:0043
  • 18:0010
  • 19:004

Sports

Wind direction

Direction from weather model

  • N824
  • NE45
  • NW45
  • SW17
  • E5
  • S3
  • W2
  • SE1
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Questions

When is the best time to go to Pájara?

Sessions at Pájara are mostly between June and July. The busiest month is July, with 258 sessions in the last 12 months.

Is Pájara better in the morning or in the afternoon?

Most sessions start between 11:00 and 17:00, local time. 23% start before noon and 77% from noon on.

Which sports do people practise at Pájara?

Windsurf (47%), Wing foil (27%), Windfoil (13%), Kitesurf (4%), and Sailing (3%). Waterspeed recorded 942 sessions here in the last 12 months.

What is the speed record at Pájara?

47.7 knots (88.3 km/h), Windsurf, on July 20, 2026. It is the fastest session at Pájara on the Waterspeed leaderboard in the last 12 months.

Who is at the top of the Windsurf leaderboard at Pájara?

Jean-Loup Francis, with 47.7 knots on July 20, 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.