Papagayo – Playa Blanca Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Lanzarote, Spain)

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Papagayo - Playa Blanca Surf Guide

Papagayo - Playa Blanca in Lanzarote is a reasonably exposed reef break that only works once in a while. Summer in particular tends to be flat. Offshore winds blow from the east northeast with some shelter here from north winds. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west southwest. There is no reef break. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Take care to avoid the rocks.

Papagayo - Playa Blanca Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	2	inconsistent	19.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Papagayo - Playa Blanca:

The best conditions reported for surf at Papagayo - Playa Blanca occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-northeast.

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Papagayo - Playa Blanca Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Friday, 8 May 2026, 15:34 Local Time

m, °C	Friday 08			Sat
ft, °F	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	15	14	13	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	on	on	on

Tides at Papagayo - Playa Blanca

Current tide and informaton

For Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca, 3 km from Papagayo - Playa Blanca.

Next High Water: 06:46pm | 1.83m

Next Low Water: 01:15am | 0.84m

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Papagayo - Playa Blanca Sea Temperature

The water temperature (19.4 °C) at Papagayo - Playa Blanca is relatively warm. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a summer wetsuit. Effective air temperature of 18.0 °C.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 19.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite