Playa de las Americas surf break

Playa de las Americas surfForecast / Tenerife / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 24 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
19.9° 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 10AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 24). 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 (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (24 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.5
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
273
273
241
278
278
241
205
198
165
162
134
129
100
98
79
77
60
58
41
52
40
40
28
19
Wind (km/h)
0
SSE
5
SE
5
WSW
5
W
0
NW
0
NNE
5
NNW
5
SE
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
ESE
5
ENE
0
NE
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SW
10
WNW
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
8:04AM1.28m
8:28PM1.51m
9:36AM1.32m
9:50PM1.56m
10:44AM1.42m
10:52PM1.64m
Low Tide
1:43AM0.49m
1:57PM0.66m
3:20AM0.48m
3:31PM0.63m
4:32AM0.40m
4:40PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
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7:33
7:31
7:31
7:30
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8:37
8:37
8:37
8:37
Temp °C
18
18
18
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
18
19
18
18
19
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
19
18
19
19
19
20
19
18
17
17
17
18
17
20
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
NW
9
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
Energy kJ
273
273
241
278
278
241
205
198
165
162
134
129
100
98
79
77
60
22
17
14
26
40
20
21
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
12
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.2
S
11
0.5
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
5
0.6
NW
10
0.5
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
Energy kJ
1
9
9
9
9
11
5
6
3
3
4
6
9
6
9
11
14
58
41
52
40
19
28
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
11
0.1
NW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
11
0.2
NNW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.2
NNW
5
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
NW
12
0.2
NNW
4
0.3
NW
4
Energy kJ
12
9
21
3
3
2
11
11
3
11
3
3
9
9
6
9
2
7
3
2
2
6
2
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.7
NE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.7
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
Energy kJ
7
4
3
1
2
11
8
8
8
12
18
16
4
22
44
47
41
39
46
52
63
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Tenerife
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Africa)
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
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