Playa de las Americas Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.07° N 16.73° W

Playa de las Americas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa de las Americas sea temperature is
25.4°C
1.6° 

Playa de las Americas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Playa de las Americas today (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa de las Americas at 5PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (02 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (02 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

Table - waves today at Playa de las Americas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
12
0.7
NNW
12
0.7
NNW
12
0.7
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
0.6
NNW
11
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.4
NNW
13
0.4
NNW
13
0.4
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
180
123
119
113
109
82
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
13
12
12
64
63
60
60
59
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
ESE
0
NW
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
0
ESE
0
SSW
10
SE
5
E
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:52PM1.42m
6:22AM1.48m
7:22PM1.29m
7:59AM1.43m
9:12PM1.29m
Low Tide
11:31AM0.40m
11:50PM0.54m
12:54PM0.53m
1:20AM0.66m
2:49PM0.54m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
—
—
—
—
—
—
8:00
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8:00
—
—
—
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
7:52
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:51
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:50
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
23
24
25
25
24
25
25
25
24
25
26
25
25
25
Feels °C
27
26
27
27
26
26
25
23
26
27
28
26
26
26
26
26
27
29
28
27
27
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Playa de las Americas surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest