Playa de las Americas surf break

Playa de las Americas surfForecast / Tenerife / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 16 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
19.1° 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 6PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Afternoon (16 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (16 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


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Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
1
NW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)171616151414141413131315151213131212121211181818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)354437358767736632605457437325315222222169196202181139139139121104176158
Wind
(km/h)
0
SW
10
SE
5
WSW
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
0
E
5
SE
5
SE
10
NE
5
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
E
10
S
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
offoffoffoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:17PM
1.89
1:28AM
2.01
1:54PM
1.97
2:08AM
2.03
2:32PM
1.99
2:50AM
1.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:05AM
0.00
7:18PM
0.08
7:41AM
-0.06
7:57PM
0.01
8:18AM
-0.06
8:38PM
-0.01
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise--------7:39-------7:39-------
Sunset---8:31-------8:32-------8:32----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192020202121212121222324252524222424262426252221
Feels °C (?)201921202121192021222324242423222422232021222121
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