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Hierro surf break

Hierro surfForecast / Fuerteventura / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 WEST
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Hierro surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hierro sea temperature is
18.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Hierro today?

The current surf forecast for Hierro at 2PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

Table - waves today at Hierro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
3
2
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
NW
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
1.6
NW
2
NW
2
NW
1.9
NW
1.3
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.7
NNW
Period(s) (?)101010101010109667778881111111113101212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8280656463524745456883117142158187171640935915831569551850816
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:00AM
2.38
4:20PM
2.38
4:50AM
2.19
5:09PM
2.24
5:47AM
1.97
6:09PM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:03AM
0.14
10:32PM
0.13
10:49AM
0.33
11:26PM
0.30
11:42AM
0.53
12:34AM
0.49
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise--7:24-------7:24-------7:22-----
Sunset-----8:23-------8:23-------8:24--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201918181818171717171818191817171717181818181818
Feels °C (?)191716171615141515161516171414161716171616161617
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