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*: |
|---|---|---|---|
 Reef |  2 | inconsistent | 23.0°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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Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Thursday, 6 August 2026, 07:03 Local Time
| Thursday 06 | ||||
| 4AM | 7AM | 10AM | 1PM | |
| Wave (m) | ||||
| Period (s) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Wind (km/h) | ||||
| Wind State | cross | cross | cross | cross- on |
Tides at El Cable - Playa Honda
| NEXT | IS AT (local time) | remaining |
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El Cable - Playa Honda Sea Temperature
Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feeling like 23.0 °C once we account for wind), and similar sea temperatures (23.0 °C). Wear boardshorts or a shorty, or better still a thin summer wetsuit to keep the UV off.
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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