Playa de las Americas surf break

Playa de las Americas surfForecast / Tenerife / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 28 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
19.8° 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 2AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (29 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (29 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
11
0.9
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
104
129
127
180
180
166
171
174
169
157
154
151
105
103
101
99
99
99
97
94
95
143
199
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
0
W
5
SSW
5
SW
10
W
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
0
S
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSW
0
WSW
0
NE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
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
7:35AM0.16m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:28
7:28
7:26
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8:38
8:38
8:39
8:40
Temp °C
18
19
19
18
18
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
19
20
18
20
20
19
19
17
19
19
18
17
16
16
18
17
18
18
19
20
20
20
19
18
18
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
11
0.9
NW
12
Energy kJ
104
104
129
127
180
180
166
171
174
169
157
154
151
105
103
101
99
99
99
97
94
95
143
199
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
NW
15
0.4
NW
14
0.4
NNW
16
0.4
NNW
15
Energy kJ
32
39
39
35
5
6
6
2
2
25
25
50
25
25
22
21
42
42
42
42
58
47
99
89
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
21
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.2
NNW
19
0.2
NNW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
NNW
16
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
9
1
1
35
22
41
53
35
34
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
4
0.1
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
ENE
2
0.2
E
7
0.1
NE
6
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
Energy kJ
1
3
17
2
1
1
4
2
1
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
38
18
19
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Tenerife
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Africa)
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
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