Surf Forecasts:
La Santa - El Quemao surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 12 Jul, 1PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period, NW swell with 211 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for La Santa - El Quemao this week:
The most powerful waves expected at La Santa - El Quemao in the next 16 days are 1.1m 9s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 12) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 4s period and expected on Monday (Jul 13) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Sun 12th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for La Santa - El Quemao over the next 16 days.
Alright, Rusty here. Let me tell you what we've got cookin'.
Look, I've been staring at the charts for La Santa – El Quemao on Lanzarote, and it's a tough spell ahead. We're looking at a full 16-day forecast window, but don't get your hopes up for the start of it. The first week is honestly a write-off. From Tuesday the 7th right through to Monday the 14th, it's just poor surf conditions day after day. Tiny, weak swell, messy cross-shore and cross-onshore winds, nothing with any push or shape. You'd be better off waxing your boogie board or just staying on the beach with a cold one. The combined wave energy barely reaches triple digits, often sitting well under 100, which is really weak.
There's a real shift from around the 16th of July onwards, but it's not the kind of shift we usually pray for here. The swell jumps up, pushing over 7 ft, and the energy starts cranking into the 400s and 500s. That sounds good, right? Wrong. The wind is a nightmare. It's hammering from the NNE at 22 to 28 mph, always cross-on or howling cross-shore. This creates a messy, lumpy, ugly surface. On a heavy, exposed reef like El Quemao, with that much wind, it's going to be a washing machine. For the expert crew that knows this break, the waves will be there, big and powerful (7 ft to 8 ft from the NNE), but the quality will be absolutely trashed by the wind. This setup looks a lot more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, to be honest. The swell direction (NNE) isn't matching the optimum for the break (WNW), so even the ground swell won't be hitting it right. This is strictly for the brave or the foolish if you're on a surfboard.
So, looking at the whole 16-day run, I cannot point to a single standout that a normal surfer would truly enjoy. It's either flat and weak with bad wind, or big and angry with terrible wind. The water temperature was noted at 72°F on the 7th, which is about average for the time of year with an anomaly of just 2°F, so that's nothing special.
That's it for this stretch, folks. Keep an eye on it, but I wouldn't paddle out for a session you'll remember for the wrong reasons.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NE 5 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NW 9 | NNW 5 | NW 8 | NNW 12 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 34 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 52 | 54 | 54 | 41 | 40 | 20 | 33 | 18 | 28 | 47 | 193 | 184 | 169 | 135 | 93 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:26PM2.01m | 8:09AM1.86m | 8:30PM1.95m | 9:18AM1.88m | 9:45PM1.94m | 10:30AM1.96m | 11:01PM1.99m | 11:38AM2.09m | 00:10AM2.09m | 12:38PM2.25m | 1:10AM2.21m | 1:32PM2.42m | 2:03AM2.31m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:47AM0.54m | 2:09PM0.68m | 2:53AM0.56m | 3:25PM0.67m | 4:05AM0.55m | 4:43PM0.58m | 5:15AM0.48m | 5:53PM0.42m | 6:18AM0.37m | 6:55PM0.25m | 7:14AM0.26m | 7:50PM0.10m | 8:04AM0.17m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 |
 | 8:57 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:55 | — | 8:54 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 47 | 193 | 184 | 169 | 135 | 93 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | N 7 | N 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | S 16 | N 13 | NW 9 | NNW 11 | NW 8 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | NW 12 | S 15 | NNW 12 | NNW 5 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | W 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 7 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNW 4 | N 6 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 23 | 34 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 52 | 54 | 54 | 41 | 40 | 18 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 322 | 409 | 321 | 1553 | 409 | 321 | 321 | 316 | 248 | 248 | 243 | 240 | 305 | 1 | 32 | 243 | 25 | 32 | 32 | 248 | 248 |
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