The beaches on Fuerteventura

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Fuerteventura has some of the best beaches this side of the Atlantic Ocean.

The beaches vary widely from wild, drifting sand dunes to small coves of sand with lagoons and from craggy wild beaches where waves crash making them ideal for water sports to white or golden sandy beaches where the sea gently laps the shore.

There are 152 beaches on Fuerteventura. There is some 50kms of white or golden sandy beaches on the island and another 25kms of black beaches. Fuerteventura boasts a number of  Blue Flag beaches which have to reach a certain quality to get the award.

Below are listed the main beaches on the island and the swimming conditions which can be found there. On the right, we take a more detailed look at the most popular beaches on Fuerteventura.

Information on beaches on Fuerteventura

Beaches in the Costa Antigua region of Fuerteventura

Beach: Caleta de Fuste

Length: 800m

Width: 40m

Sand: Fine, golden

Sea: Calm

Beach: Pozo Negro

Length: 310m

Width: 12m

Sand: Fine, black

Sea: Calm

Beach: El Muellito

Length: 180m

Width: 17m

Sand: Fine, golden

Sea: Calm

Beaches in the La Oliva region of Fuerteventura

Beach: Alzada

Length: 840m

Width: 30m

Sand: Golden. Nudism allowed

Sea: Moderate

Beach: Rosadero (Known as El Burro)

Length: 450m

Width: 60m

Sand: Fine, golden. Nudism allowed

Sea: Moderate

Beach: El Moro

Length: 560m

Width: 45m

Sand: Fine, golden. Nudism allowed

Sea: Strong

Beach: El Dormidero

Length: 440m

Width: 30m

Sand: Fine, golden. Nudism allowed

Sea: Moderate

Beach: Los Matos

Length: 900m

Width: 75m

Sand: Fine, golden. Nudism allowed

Sea: Moderate

Beach at Corralejo

Beach at Corralejo

Beach: Larga (Known as Playa de Oliva)

Length: 800m

Width: 55m

Sand: Fine, golden. Nudism allowed

Sea: Moderate

Beach: El Bajo Negro

Length: 500m

Width: 45m

Sand: Fine, golden. Nudism allowed

Sea: Moderate

Beach: El Caseron

Length: 300m

Width: 45m

Sand: Fine, golden. Nudism allowed

Sea: Moderate

Beach: El Viejo

Length: 1,000m

Width: 50m

Sand: Fine, golden. Nudism allowed

Sea: Moderate

Beach: El Pozo

Length: 450m

Width: 60m

Sand: Fine, golden. Nudism allowed

Sea: Moderate

Beach: El Medano

Length: 700m

Width: 60m

Sand: Fine, golden. Nudism allowed

Sea: Moderate

Beach: Punta Prieta

Length: 65m

Width: 50m

Sand: Fine, golden.

Sea: Moderate

Beach: Corralejo (Playa Wakiki)

Length: 195m

Width: 25m

Sand: Fine, golden.

Sea: Calm

Beach: Isle of Lobos (Cala el Puertito)

Length: 200m

Width: 30m

Sand: Fine, golden.

Sea: Strong

Beach: Puerto Remedios (Playa de Muelle Chico)

Length: 700m

Width: 20m

Sand: Fine, golden.

Sea: Moderate

Beach: Punta Blanca

Length: 90m

Width: 12m

Sand: Fine, golden and shingle. Nudism allowed

Sea: Calm

Beach: Majanicho

Length: 150m

Width: 20m

Sand: Fine, golden.

Sea: Calm

Beach: El Charcon

Length: 325m

Width: 40m

Sand: Fine, golden, shingle, stones. Nudism allowed

Sea: Calm

Beach: Beatriz

Length: 200m

Width: 18m

Sand: Fine, golden with shingle. Nudism allowed

Sea: Moderate

Beach: Los Charcos 1

Length: 100m

Width: 70m

Sand: Fine, white with some gravel. Nudism allowed

Sea: Calm

Beach: Los Charcos 2

Length: 290m

Width: 65m

Sand: Fine, white, some shingle. Nudism allowed

Sea: Calm

Beach: Los Charcos 3

Length: 800m

Width: 55m

Sand: Fine, white, some shingle. Nudism allowed

Sea: Calm

Beach: El Islote

Length: 75m

Width: 20m

Sand: Fine, white. Nudism allowed

Sea: Calm

Beach: El Rio

Length: 390m

Width: 70m

Sand: Fine, white. Nudism allowed

Sea: Calm

Beach: Playa Chica

Length: 200m

Width: 60m

Sand: Fine, white.

Sea: Calm

Beach: La Barra

Length: 60m

Width: 20m

Sand: Fine, white.

Sea: Calm

Beach: El Castillo (Windsurfing zone)

Length: 190m

Width: 35m

Sand: Fine, white. Nudism allowed.

Sea: Strong

Beach: La Concha

Length: 1,000m

Width: 30m

Sand: Fine, golden. Nudism allowed.

Sea: Strong

Beach: El Aguila

Length: 60m

Width: 20m

Sand: Fine, golden, some stones.

Sea: Strong.

Beach: El Aljibe de la Cueva (Windsurfing zone)

Length: 1,210m

Width: 30m

Sand: Fine, golden, some shingle.

Sea: Strong.

Beach: El Jablito

Length: 20m

Width: 15m

Sand: Fine, golden.

Sea: Moderate

Beach: Tebeto

Length: 100m

Width: 15m

Sand: Fine, golden.

Sea: Strong.

Beaches in the Tuineje region of Fuerteventura

Beach: Las Playitas

Length: 730m

Width: 30m

Sand: Fine, black and rocks.

Sea: Calm

Beach: Gran Tarajal

Length: 560m

Width: 55m

Sand: Fine, black and gravel.

Sea: Calm

Beach at Gran Tarajal

Beach at Gran Tarajal

Beach: Tarajalejo

Length: 1,370m

Width: 45m

Sand: Fine, black with gravel.

Sea: Calm

Beach: Giniginamar

Length: 550m

Width: 48m

Sand: Fine, black with stones.

Sea: Calm

Beach at Giniginamar

Beach at Giniginamar

Beaches in Pajara region of Fuerteventura

Beach: Cofete

Length: 6,500m

Width: 60m

Sand: Fine, golden. Nudism allowed

Sea: Strong.

Beach: El Viejo Rey

Length: 800m

Width: 18m

Sand: Fine, black with stones. Nudism allowed.

Sea: Strong.

Beach: Ajuy (Virgen de la Pena)

Length: 270m

Width: 35m

Sand: Black with shingle.

Sea: Strong.

Beach at Ajuy

Beach at Ajuy

Beach: Morro de Potala

Length: 300m

Width: 25m

Sand: Fine, golden. Nudism allowed

Sea: Strong currents

Beach: Barlovento

Length: 7.500m

Width: 60m

Sand: Fine, golden, shingle. Nudism allowed

Sea: Strong currents

Beach: Mattoral (Diving zone)

Length: 12,000m

Width: 300m

Sand: Fine, golden. Nudism allowed

Sea: Moderate

Beach: Jaqueta / Matas Blanca

Length: 1,500m

Width: 35m

Sand: Fine, golden.

Sea: Calm

Beach: Mal Nombre Tierra Dorada

Length: 1,000m

Width: 50m

Sand: Fine, golden with rocks. Nudism allowed

Sea: Calm

Beach: Butihondo

Length: 2,000m

Width: 45m

Sand: Fine, golden. Nudism allowed

Sea: Calm

Beach: Sotavento

Length: 5,000m

Width: 1,000m

Sand: Fine, golden. Nudism allowed.

Sea: Calm

Beach at Sotavento

Beach at Sotavento

Beach: La Lajita

Length: 915m

Width: 20m

Sand: Fine, golden, stones

Sea: Calm

Beach: Costa Calma (Windsurfing, diving zone)

Length: 2,000m

Width: 300m

Sand: Fine, golden.

Sea: Calm

Beach: La Solapa

Length: 425m

Width: 30m

Sand: Fine, golden, stones. Nudism allowed

Sea: Strong

Beaches in Puerto del Rosario region of Fuerteventura

Beach: Playa Blanca

Length: 1,000m

Width: 15m

Sand: Golden.

Sea: Moderate.

Beach: Playa Mujer

Length: 230m

Width: 40m

Sand: Black sand and shingle. Nudism allowed.

Sea: Strong.

Beach: Puerto Lajas

Length: 700m

Width: 15m

Sand: Black sand and shingle.

Sea: Moderate.

Beach: Los Molinos (El Puertito)

Length: 200m

Width: 30m

Sand: Golden and black sand and stones.

Sea: Moderate.

Beach at Los Molinos

Beach at Los Molinos

 

 

 

 

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  Beach at Caleta de Fuste

Caleta de Fuste, Costa Antigua

Beach at Caleta de Fuste

Caleta de Fuste, Costa Antigua

Beach at Sotavento, Pajara

Sotavento, Pajara