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El Roque surfForecast / Gran Canaria / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 WESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
El Roque surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Roque sea temperature is
20.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Roque today?
The current surf forecast for El Roque at 1AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at El Roque. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | |
198 | 142 | 505 | 202 | 240 | 272 | 268 | 278 | 263 | 228 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 172 | 142 | 140 | 137 | 132 | 123 | 126 | 126 | 107 | 110 | 118 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 5:58PM1.98m | 6:44AM1.65m | 7:04PM1.88m | 7:57AM1.58m | 8:16PM1.81m | 9:11AM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:27AM0.36m | 12:35PM0.57m | 1:41AM0.46m | 1:49PM0.65m | 2:56AM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
 | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 |
18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | S 14 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
 kJ | 198 | 142 | 4 | 202 | 240 | 272 | 268 | 278 | 263 | 228 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 172 | 142 | 140 | 137 | 132 | 100 | 98 | 79 | 96 | 96 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | N 9 | NE 8 | S 13 | NNE 8 | — | — | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 12 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 94 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | NW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | — | SW 12 | — | N 10 | N 10 | S 12 | NE 8 | S 18 | S 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 16 | 3 | — | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 11 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 76 | 74 | 505 | 98 | 86 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 67 | 83 | 101 | 105 | 111 | 106 | 116 | 123 | 126 | 123 | 123 | 126 | 126 | 107 | 110 | 118 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 38 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 114 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 29 | 38 |
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