Granada - Embalse de Rules

About this spot

• air10-25 kt
• exploreTérmico del valle (SSW)
• wavesFlat
• signal_cellular_altBeginner
• calendar_monthBest: May–Sept

The Rules reservoir, on the Guadalfeo river between Vélez de Benaudalla and Órgiva (Granada), is a lake of about 300 hectares of flat, deep water surrounded by mountains. It is a windsurf and wingfoil spot, with no kitesurf, based on the east shore under the A-44 motorway viaduct, where the Windsurf Wingfoil Granada School is located. It works with the afternoon thermal that comes up the valley from the coast, from the south-southwest, and enters side-on to the shore. The water is flat, with no waves or current, making it a good place to learn, and the school provides windsurf and wingfoil lessons with all equipment included (for wingfoil, impact vest and helmet). The wind is gusty between the mountains and the thermal does not always arrive: check the forecast before going. Hazards and rules: the reservoir level changes and with low water the shore becomes gravel and mud, with a soft-bottomed bay south of the school; the dam is at the end of the reservoir and you must not approach its wall; to the north there is a viaduct with pillars in the water. We have not found published navigation rules: ask the school before riding on your own. In spring the water is cold and lessons require a wetsuit until mid-June. The school base has a grass area and a gravel zone next to the water, and there is a dirt car park next to the school. There are no bars, shops or mapped services in the surroundings: bring water, food and sun protection. Forecasts are checked with ARPEGE, ECMWF and ICON. Photos: "Pantano de Rules (Orgiva)" by Berrocal1950 (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons; "Presa de Rules - 51576012393" by F Delventhal (CC BY 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons.

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