El Cable - Playa Honda Surf Guide

El Cable - Playa Honda in Lanzarote is a sheltered reef break that only works when conditions are just right. Summer in particular tends to be flat. Works best in offshore winds from the west and there is no shelter here from cross shore breezes. Waves more likely to be from local windswells than distant groundswells and the ideal wave direction is from the southwest. There is no reef break. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Watch out for rocks.

El Cable - Playa Honda Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef2inconsistent
19.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing El Cable - Playa Honda:

The best conditions reported for surf at El Cable - Playa Honda occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

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El Cable - Playa Honda Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 04:11 Local Time
Thursday 07
4AM7AM10AM1PM
Wave (m)
1.1
NE
0.9
NE
Period (s) 6 6 - -
Wind (km/h)
25
20
20
15
Wind State cross cross cross-
on
cross-
on

Swell History at El Cable - Playa Honda

Surf stats for El Cable - Playa Honda, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

Wind History at El Cable - Playa Honda

Wind stats for El Cable - Playa Honda, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.


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