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Playa de las Americas surfForecast / Tenerife / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 10 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
20.5° 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 2AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 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 Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNW 12 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | |
318 | 315 | 304 | 283 | 273 | 269 | 266 | 263 | 253 | 237 | 184 | 174 | 169 | 165 | 165 | 163 | 163 | 115 | 108 | 93 | 92 | 59 | 59 | 58 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:45PM1.44m | 9:38AM1.34m | 9:48PM1.53m | 10:34AM1.47m | 10:41PM1.64m | 11:21AM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17PM0.69m | 3:23AM0.53m | 3:32PM0.62m | 4:18AM0.41m | 4:31PM0.51m | 5:05AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — |
 | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 185 | 185 | 160 | 163 | 163 | 151 | 166 | 169 | 172 | 223 | 184 | 174 | 169 | 143 | 107 | 105 | 84 | 93 | 65 | 59 | 92 | 59 | 59 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 318 | 315 | 304 | 283 | 273 | 269 | 266 | 263 | 253 | 237 | 172 | 169 | 167 | 165 | 165 | 163 | 163 | 115 | 108 | 93 | 57 | 40 | 38 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | N 12 | NNW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 12 | ESE 10 | N 9 | NW 7 | NE 3 | NW 7 | ENE 4 | NW 8 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 11 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | NNW 9 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | NE 3 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | 33 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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