El Confital Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Gran Canaria, Spain)

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El Confital Surf Guide

Confital in Gran Canaria is an exposed beach and reef break that has very consistent waves, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds are from the east. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west. A right hand reef break. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's often crowded here. Watch out for rocks,crowds.

El Confital Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	4	very consistent	20.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing El Confital:

The best conditions reported for surf at El Confital occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

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What's the best time of year to surf El Confital (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing El Confital with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 39% of the time in January while 15% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 46% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

39%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

15%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

46%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore El Confital Location Map

Interactive El Confital surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to El Confital is Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) in Canary Islands, 26 km (16 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to El Confital is Tenerife Norte Airport (TFN), also in Canary Islands, 95 km (59 miles) away.

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El Confital Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 21:18 Local Time

m, °C	Mon	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Wave (m)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
Period (s)	10	10	10	10
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off

What does El Confital look like?

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Credit: Javier Credit: Mattia Credit: Mattia Credit: Christoph Gabler Credit: David Lozano Sánchez

Tides at El Confital

Current tide and informaton

For Puerto de la Luz, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, 2 km from El Confital.

Next High Water: 03:56am | 2.09m

Next Low Water: 09:44pm | 0.6m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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El Confital Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feeling like 20.0 °C once we account for wind), and similar sea temperatures (20.3 °C). Wear boardshorts or a shorty, or better still a thin summer wetsuit to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 20.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite