Surf-Forecast | Playa de la Canaleta Surf Guide

Lat Long: 37.17° N 6.96° W

Issued: 6 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa de la Canaleta sea temperature is

20.0°C

Playa de la Canaleta surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Playa de la Canaleta Surf Guide

Playa de la Canaleta in Andalucia is an exposed beach break that has reasonably consistent surf. Winter and spring are the optimum times of year to visit. The best wind direction is from the northeast. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Sometimes crowded. Watch out for dangerous rips.

Playa de la Canaleta Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	fairly consistent	20.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Playa de la Canaleta:

The best conditions reported for surf at Playa de la Canaleta occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Playa de la Canaleta (for consistent clean waves)?

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Playa de la Canaleta with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of December. Clean surfable waves are typically found 18% of the time in December while 22% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 60% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

18%

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

blown out

22%

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

too small

60%

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

Explore Playa de la Canaleta Location Map

Interactive Playa de la Canaleta 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 Playa de la Canaleta is Faro Airport (FAO) in Acores, 91 km (57 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Playa de la Canaleta is Jerez Airport (XRY) in Spain, 93 km (58 miles) away.

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Playa de la Canaleta Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 5 November 2026, 09:35 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 05
ft, °F	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	WSW
Period (s)	5	5	13	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- on	on	on

Tides at Playa de la Canaleta

Current tide and informaton

For Punta Umbria, 1 km from Playa de la Canaleta.

Next High Water: 12:24pm | 2.67m

Next Low Water: 06:44pm | 0.39m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Playa de la Canaleta Sea Temperature

The water temperature (20.0 °C) at Playa de la Canaleta is warm and the air temperature should feel similar (windchill forecast 17.0 °C). If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a shorty or a summer wetsuit.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 20.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite