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La Guancha surfForecast / Gran Canaria / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 WET
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La Guancha surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's La Guancha sea temperature is
19.7° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at La Guancha today?

The current surf forecast for La Guancha at 2PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jan)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (18 Jan)11ft (3.5m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
3
N
3
N
3
N
3
N
3
N
1.8
NNW
2.1
NNE
2.1
NNE
2
NNE
1.9
NNE
1
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.1
NW
0.9
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
Period(s) (?)14131212121212121111101011998817161615181817
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)333140723164377137423331312727042324199217341555743656671550477629700657496497637601
Wind
(km/h)
35
NW
40
NNW
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:21PM
1.84
1:35AM
2.07
1:54PM
1.89
2:08AM
2.13
2:27PM
1.92
2:41AM
2.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:15AM
0.27
7:19PM
0.27
7:49AM
0.20
7:51PM
0.22
8:22AM
0.16
8:23PM
0.20
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise7:54-------7:54-------7:54-------
Sunset---6:30-------6:30-------6:31----
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-21---------------------
Temp. °C181817171616161716171717161716161617171717171616
Feels °C (?)12121110999109101010101110101012121213121112
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