Playa de las Americas Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.07° N 16.73° W

Playa de las Americas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa de las Americas sea temperature is
24.9°C
1.3° 

Playa de las Americas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Playa de las Americas today (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa de las Americas at 8AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed night, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.5
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.6
NW
11
0.6
NW
11
0.6
NW
11
0.6
NNW
13
0.6
NNW
13
0.6
NNW
13
0.6
NNW
13
0.8
NW
13
0.6
NW
13
0.6
NW
13
0.6
NW
13
0.6
NW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
46
45
44
34
32
29
44
58
72
114
108
101
101
96
108
111
116
114
205
134
144
142
136
Wind (km/h)
10
E
0
NE
5
SE
5
NNE
5
ESE
0
NNE
5
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
NNW
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
N
0
ENE
5
NE
5
E
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:27AM1.76m
3:46PM1.59m
3:59AM1.65m
4:21PM1.45m
4:36AM1.53m
5:01PM1.31m
Low Tide
9:36AM0.24m
9:43PM0.34m
10:11AM0.36m
10:14PM0.47m
10:52AM0.50m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
24
23
23
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
Feels °C
25
26
25
26
27
28
28
27
27
27
26
27
29
29
28
28
28
29
27
28
28
29
29
28
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