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Playa de las Americas surfForecast / Tenerife / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 14 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 2AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
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 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 8 | NNW 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | |
15 | 22 | 39 | 16 | 33 | 16 | 19 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 34 | 16 | 33 | 64 | 61 | 60 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 00:17AM1.85m | 12:47PM1.87m | 1:04AM1.91m | 1:30PM1.94m | 1:51AM1.92m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:07PM0.24m | 6:32AM0.06m | 6:53PM0.12m | 7:14AM0.02m | 7:38PM0.03m | 7:57AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — |
 | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | ENE 5 | NNW 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NW 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NNW 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 |
 kJ | 9 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 20 | 35 | 33 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 28 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 14 | NNW 7 | SSW 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 13 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | SSW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 9 | NW 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 34 | 40 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 28 | 35 | 28 | 22 | 35 | 16 | 16 | 33 | 13 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 9 | SSW 14 | NW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 15 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 41 | 3 | 37 | 18 | 18 | 35 | 1 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 64 | 61 | 60 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | ENE 5 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 60 | 22 | 39 | 24 | — | 10 | 45 | 7 | 111 | 40 | 75 | 69 | 45 | 45 | 17 | 53 | 55 | 17 | 79 | 62 | 58 | 53 | 51 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 513 | 513 | 38 | 19 | 0 | 513 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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