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Playa de las Americas surfForecast / Tenerife / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 18 May 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
20.4° 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 9PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
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 21°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNW 11 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | |
82 | 80 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 45 | 87 | 141 | 245 | 299 | 282 | 256 | 207 | 200 | 190 | 150 | 120 | 118 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 2:58PM1.97m | 3:29AM1.78m | 3:47PM1.92m | 4:22AM1.66m | 4:39PM1.84m | 5:20AM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15PM0.02m | 9:27AM0.17m | 10:07PM0.10m | 10:16AM0.28m | 11:05PM0.21m | 11:11AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — |
 | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
 kJ | 17 | 34 | 27 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 44 | 34 | 141 | 245 | 299 | 282 | 256 | 207 | 200 | 190 | 150 | 119 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 82 | 80 | 61 | 59 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 49 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 45 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 146 | 142 | 138 | 130 | 125 | 121 | 120 | 120 | 118 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 15 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 14 | NW 16 | NW 10 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 14 | 45 | 75 | 73 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 71 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 38 | 87 | 33 | 36 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 57 | 94 | 72 | 49 | 40 | 25 | 67 | 38 | 45 | 23 | 19 | 79 | 21 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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