Rincón de la Victoria - Ermita Virgen del Carmen

About this spot

• air0-25 kt
• exploreLevante · Poniente · Terral
• wavesWaves
• signal_cellular_altIntermediate
• calendar_monthBest: Jan–Dec

La Ermita Virgen del Carmen is the name of this break: the western end of Rincón de la Victoria beach, right where the sand ends at the foot of the El Cantal cliffs. It is a surf spot with a sandy bottom and rocks on its western side, open to the east and south-east sea. It works mainly from autumn to spring, when a Levante storm leaves a groundswell that enters the beach; the best sessions are usually when the wind drops or turns to Terral and the waves become groomed. In summer the sea is usually flat and the beach is full of bathers. With Poniente the water gets choppy. Hazards and rules: at the foot of the cliff there are rocks and the waves break against them, so do not go into the western end; with a Levante sea there is a current along the beach; with strong Terral the wind blows offshore and pushes the board away from the shore. During the bathing season, the buoyed area and the marked channels must be respected. We have not found a surf school on this beach; there are beach bars and restaurants on the promenade. Forecasts are checked with ARPEGE, ECMWF and ICON. Photos: "Playa del Rincón de la Victoria" by Cayetano (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons; "Rincón de la Victoria, the western part of the city" by Dguendel (CC BY 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons.

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