Playa de las Americas surf break

Playa de las Americas surfForecast / Tenerife / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 12 May 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
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 5AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s 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 (12 May)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (12 May)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (12 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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 Mon night, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
11
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
NNW
12
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
174
169
165
165
163
163
115
107
93
60
59
59
58
58
57
57
33
32
30
29
29
14
15
15
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
N
5
N
0
ESE
5
SSE
0
E
0
NW
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
0
SW
10
SE
10
SE
5
WSW
5
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
10
NW
5
NE
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
5
NNE
15
WNW
off
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
10:34AM1.47m
10:41PM1.64m
11:21AM1.62m
11:30PM1.76m
12:05PM1.76m
Low Tide
4:18AM0.41m
4:31PM0.51m
5:05AM0.27m
5:21PM0.38m
5:49AM0.15m
6:07PM0.24m
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clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:18
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8:46
8:47
8:47
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
19
19
19
19
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
19
20
21
21
20
19
19
19
20
18
20
21
19
19
19
17
17
18
17
17
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
0.6
NNW
11
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
NNW
12
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
NW
11
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
E
4
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
Energy kJ
174
169
143
107
93
163
93
107
58
60
59
59
58
10
57
9
9
6
7
12
6
8
8
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
NNW
11
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
NNW
11
0.5
S
14
0.4
NNW
11
0.4
NNW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
NW
5
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
Energy kJ
169
167
165
165
163
82
115
51
93
46
41
25
6
58
3
57
33
32
30
4
29
6
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
S
10
0.1
N
12
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NNW
11
0.3
ENE
4
0.5
E
4
0.1
NW
8
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.3
NW
5
0.3
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
Energy kJ
14
2
3
12
23
3
7
3
5
5
5
5
24
33
8
4
16
8
8
29
4
14
15
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
E
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.6
E
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.5
NW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.8
NE
5
0.5
NE
4
0.7
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
Energy kJ
21
2
3
3
5
11
7
10
10
10
10
15
19
14
16
16
9
13
29
9
22
29
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
38
0
0
513
132
513
19
Best forecast wave conditions in Tenerife
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Africa)
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
1
1
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
8
8
9
9
9
9
6
9
9
7
7
6
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
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