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Outside Reef surfForecast / Lanzarote / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 20 Mar 2026 WET
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Outside Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Outside Reef sea temperature is
17.9° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Outside Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Outside Reef at 2PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 2.1m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 20). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (20 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (20 Mar)6ft (1.9m)14s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
2
3
1
1
3
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
NNW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2
NNW
2
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.8
NW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.1
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2
W
1.9
W
0.4
NW
0.6
NW
Period(s) (?)1414141313141413131313131313121210101010991413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2838327829303208144414871291114461549165952041434127822616641569121899366457565140
Wind
(km/h)
50
SSW
65
SSW
30
WSW
30
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
45
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:24PM
2.52
2:39AM
2.61
3:00PM
2.48
3:18AM
2.49
3:39PM
2.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:12AM
-0.08
8:24PM
-0.00
8:47AM
-0.03
9:03PM
0.04
9:25AM
0.09
9:45PM
0.16
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise--6:58-------6:56-------6:56-----
Sunset-----7:05-------7:06-------7:06--
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-1---------1----------13
Temp. °C181817181918181818181819191919181817181918181818
Feels °C (?)10712131312121312121212121212111212131311131313
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