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Papagayo - Playa Blanca surfForecast / Lanzarote / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 WET
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Papagayo - Playa Blanca surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Papagayo - Playa Blanca sea temperature is
19.2° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Papagayo - Playa Blanca today?

The current surf forecast for Papagayo - Playa Blanca at 4AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (19 Jan)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (19 Jan)8ft (2.5m)10s

Table - waves today at Papagayo - Playa Blanca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
NNW
4
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3
N
3
N
2.5
N
2.5
N
2.3
N
2.2
N
1.5
NNW
1
NW
1.2
NW
1.4
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.1
NNW
1.3
NNW
2
NNW
1.9
NNW
2
NNW
1.8
NNW
Period(s) (?)121212111111111010101010181716161514181716161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4437393734902924258121411782158013971098986471628885107012088817637599112136190419531650
Wind
(km/h)
45
N
40
N
40
N
40
N
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
35
N
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:43AM
2.36
2:02PM
2.17
2:16AM
2.43
2:35PM
2.20
2:49AM
2.47
3:09PM
2.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:26PM
0.37
7:56AM
0.29
7:58PM
0.31
8:29AM
0.25
8:31PM
0.29
9:02AM
0.23
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise----7:48-------7:48-------7:48---
Sunset-------6:22-------6:22-------6:23
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171717171717171717161616161617161717171616161717
Feels °C (?)88889889101099101112111312121111121313
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