Playa de las Americas surf break

Playa de las Americas surfForecast / Tenerife / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 WEST
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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
19.9° 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 10PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)--
Afternoon (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (24 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s

Table - waves today at Playa de las Americas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri night, min 18°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
11
0.4
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
241
209
205
198
165
162
134
129
122
98
79
77
76
58
53
52
40
39
39
28
20
21
31
47
Wind (km/h)
0
NW
0
NNW
0
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
S
5
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
0
NE
0
NNW
0
E
10
E
5
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
WSW
15
WNW
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:28PM1.51m
9:36AM1.32m
9:50PM1.56m
10:44AM1.42m
10:52PM1.64m
11:33AM1.53m
Low Tide
1:57PM0.66m
3:20AM0.48m
3:31PM0.63m
4:32AM0.40m
4:40PM0.54m
5:23AM0.31m
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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7:31
7:31
7:30
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8:37
8:37
8:37
8:37
Temp °C
18
18
18
19
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
21
20
19
18
18
17
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
WNW
11
Energy kJ
241
209
205
198
165
162
134
129
122
98
79
77
76
58
21
52
40
39
29
29
29
21
21
47
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
S
12
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
5
0.6
NW
9
0.5
E
6
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NE
7
Energy kJ
9
1
11
6
6
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
6
12
53
15
26
18
39
28
20
6
31
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
3
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
NW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.3
NW
5
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
Energy kJ
1
11
2
11
3
11
11
3
9
9
9
9
6
6
6
5
2
2
6
15
4
21
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
Energy kJ
2
8
5
11
8
4
6
8
11
22
39
34
43
46
49
69
69
89
69
73
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
18
19
Best forecast wave conditions in Tenerife
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Africa)
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
4
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
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