Spot Guide › Spain › Canary Islands › Fanatic Boarders Center — Playa de Tarajalillo / Bahía Feliz
Canary Islands, Spain · 27.7809, -15.5207

Best wind
NE, mostly side-shore from the left, is the exact published Bahía Feliz sector. More northerly summer trade flow may wrap around the island and leave the bay sheltered/light. Do not transfer excursion-site wind claims to this launch, and reject any observed offshore shift without center-confirmed recovery: https://fbcgrancanaria.com/surfspot-es
Season
Open all year. The center identifies October-May as its best travel period and reports a 60-70% chance of planning wind above 4 Bft from October-April; May-September trades are more consistent but more northerly and can leave sheltered Bahía Feliz light, prompting separate high-wind excursions. Excursions are not this pin: https://www.fanatic-boarderscenter.com/en/gran-canaria/center-information https://fbcgrancanaria.com/surfspot-es
Water
Inside Bahía Feliz the center describes learning water suitable for beach/water starts and first gybes; about 800 m offshore, swell commonly reaches roughly 0.5-1.5 m, and a left-side cape can produce rideable waves. The public beach description calls overall wave exposure moderate. Water/shore space changes materially with tide: https://fbcgrancanaria.com/surfspot-es https://www.holaislascanarias.com/playas/gran-canaria/playa-de-bahia-feliz/
Experience
Beginner through advanced. The exact wing page separates wing control from foil skills and progresses riders from high-volume boards to small foil boards. The spot guide says mornings are lighter/more beginner-suitable and stronger post-noon conditions favor advanced riders. Confirm independent-rental requirements with the center: https://fbcgrancanaria.com/foil-intro-eng https://fbcgrancanaria.com/surfspot-es
Hazards
Tide-dependent beach/standing area, more powerful breaking waves at high tide, challenging shorebreak around new/full moon, 0.5-1.5 m outer swell, a wave-forming cape, limited beach length, stronger post-noon wind and shared resort beach users require checks. The center recommends surf shoes and provides rescue for its rental service; neither implies public rescue or surveyed foil depth: https://fbcgrancanaria.com/surfspot-es https://www.fanatic-boarderscenter.com/en/gran-canaria/center-information https://www.holaislascanarias.com/playas/gran-canaria/playa-de-bahia-feliz/
Parking & access
The exact center says to use Av. de Windsurf, walk to the beach center, expect limited spaces and never park in yellow zones. It does not publish a fee, overnight right or reserved customer space. The bus stop is about a two-minute walk: https://fbcgrancanaria.com/location
“Plenty of people go hunting for wingfoil lessons in Bahia Feliz, and Fanatic The Boarders Center is why they stick around. Gran 2026-08-03 requested-field verification: Corrected the resort-area pin to the official center marker and added exact wing progression, NE side-shore, tide/shorebreak, outer-swell, season, limited-parking and center-rescue evidence. The center's webcam heading currently has no public camera content, so camera remains null; no exact surf-report page was retained.”
— via WingfoilTips via FoilersHub; Requested-field research, last verified 2026-08-03
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