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Playa de las Americas surfForecast / Tenerife / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 WESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Playa de las Americas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa de las Americas sea temperature is
19.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Playa de las Americas today?
The current surf forecast for Playa de las Americas at 5PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Playa de las Americas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | |
71 | 82 | 104 | 104 | 129 | 127 | 180 | 180 | 166 | 171 | 174 | 169 | 157 | 154 | 151 | 105 | 103 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 97 | 94 | 95 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 12:12PM1.64m | 00:20AM1.77m | 12:46PM1.72m | 00:56AM1.79m | 1:18PM1.78m | 1:29AM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:12PM0.34m | 6:36AM0.19m | 6:48PM0.26m | 7:06AM0.17m | 7:22PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 |
 | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | 8:40 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 56 | 82 | 104 | 104 | 129 | 127 | 180 | 180 | 166 | 171 | 174 | 169 | 157 | 154 | 151 | 105 | 103 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 97 | 94 | 95 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 71 | 41 | 32 | 39 | 39 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 58 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 21 | N 20 | — | NNW 19 | NNW 15 | SSW 14 | NNW 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | — | 71 | 21 | 41 | 53 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 67 | — | — | 3 | 17 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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