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Playa de las Americas surfForecast / Tenerife / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 13 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
20.6° 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 12PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
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 Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | |
60 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 33 | 16 | 16 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 37 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:21AM1.62m | 11:30PM1.76m | 12:05PM1.76m | 00:17AM1.85m | 12:47PM1.87m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:05AM0.27m | 5:21PM0.38m | 5:49AM0.15m | 6:07PM0.24m | 6:32AM0.06m | 6:53PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | 8:50 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 4 | E 4 | NNW 9 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
 kJ | 60 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 19 | 39 | 37 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | ENE 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 9 | SSW 13 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 57 | 41 | 25 | 6 | 58 | 57 | 34 | 21 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 7 | W 12 | SSW 13 | NNW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 33 | 16 | 15 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 28 | 15 | 27 | 19 | 37 | 58 | 23 | 32 | 33 | 45 | — | — | — | 14 | 31 | 80 | 115 | 24 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 723 | 18 | 18 | 509 | 513 | 513 | 18 | 0 | 19 | 513 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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