La Guancha Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Gran Canaria, Spain)
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La Guancha Spot ID
Type: reef
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best: Swell NNW | Wind S
Sea Temperature Today is: 18.6 °C
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Period (s) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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Wind State | on | on | on | on |
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La Guancha in Gran Canaria is an exposed reef break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Ideal winds are from the south. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the ideal swell direction is from the north northwest. A right hand reef break. Best around high tide when the tide is rising. Rarely crowded here. Watch out for rocks.
Tide Times:
For Galdar, 2 km from La Guancha.
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La Guancha Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Alonso Quijano Arucas wx, 14 km from La Guancha.
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Overall La Guancha Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in April



The rose diagram shows the variation of swells directed at La Guancha through a typical... (show all text)

This picture illustrates how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different ... (show all text)
The two graphs above are also combined in the single La Guancha surf consistency graph.
Also see La Guancha surf quality by season and La Guancha surf quality by month.
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Use this relief map to navigate to Gran Canaria surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of La Guancha
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to La Guancha:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break1 mi
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Wave buoys nearest to La Guancha:
- Closest wave buoy1314 mi
- Second closest wave buoy1391 mi
- Third closest wave buoy1431 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy1441 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy1493 mi
Tide stations nearest to La Guancha:
- Closest tide station1 mi
- Second closest tide station6 mi
- Third closest tide station8 mi
- Fourth closest tide station14 mi
- Fifth closest tide station14 mi

Ski Resorts closest to La Guancha:
- Closest ski areaOukaimeden (Morocco)510 mi
- Second closest ski areaMichlifen (Morocco)722 mi
- Third closest ski areaSierra Nevada (Spain)943 mi
- Fourth closest ski areaSerra da Estrela (Portugal)964 mi
- Fifth closest ski areaSierra de Bejar-La Covatilla (Spain)1016 mi

Town and city forecasts close to La Guancha:
- Closest city locationArucas (Spain)8 mi
- Second closest city locationLas Palmas (Spain)14 mi
- Third closest city locationSan Bartolome (Spain)17 mi
- Fourth closest city locationTelde (Spain)18 mi
- Fifth closest city locationSanta Lucia (Spain)19 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to La Guancha is Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) in Canary Islands, 36 km (22 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to La Guancha is Tenerife Norte Airport (TFN), also in Canary Islands, 77 km (48 miles) away.
- Third is Tenerife Sur Airport (TFS) in Canary Islands, 92 km (57 miles) away.
- Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) in Canary Islands is 177 km (110 miles) away.
- La Palma (Santa Cruz De La Palma) Airport (SPC) in Spain is the fifth nearest airport to La Guancha and is 213 km (132 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for La Guancha, Gran Canaria. Use the tab navigation above to view La Guancha sea temperature, La Guancha photographs, La Guancha detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, La Guancha webcams, current wind from Gran Canaria live weather stations and La Guancha tide predictions. The Spain (Africa) swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Spain (Africa) and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Spain (Africa) wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around La Guancha.