Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa de las Americas today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa de las Americas at 1PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Playa de las Americas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 218 | 213 | 189 | 236 | 184 | 139 | 139 | 137 | 201 | 203 | 357 | 243 | 228 | 288 | 355 | 355 | 371 | 381 | 254 | 243 | 181 | 356 | 371 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:17AM1.58m | 5:33PM1.55m | 5:57AM1.46m | 6:18PM1.37m | 6:48AM1.34m | 7:21PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17AM0.40m | 11:40PM0.46m | 12:02PM0.54m | 00:22AM0.60m | 1:02PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 218 | 213 | 189 | 236 | 184 | 139 | 139 | 137 | 201 | 141 | 357 | 243 | 228 | 288 | 355 | 355 | 371 | 381 | 254 | 243 | 181 | 356 | 371 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WNW 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | NW 8 | SSW 13 | S 12 | N 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 96 | 94 | 91 | 135 | 133 | 203 | 11 | 90 | 73 | 33 | 34 | 38 | 38 | 33 | 134 | 132 | 181 | 12 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNE 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NE 3 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | ENE 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | S 12 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 5 | NNW 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | WNW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 73 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 5 | 35 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 7 | 13 | 39 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | — | 14 | 20 | 31 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 27 | 45 | 45 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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