Playa de las Americas Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.07° N 16.73° W

Playa de las Americas WaveFinder

Issued: 6 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa de las Americas sea temperature is
24.7°C
1.1° 

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


Playa de las Americas surf forecast from 8 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Friday 9 Oct, 1PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period, NW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 10 Oct, 7PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period, S swell with 94 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 9 Oct, 1PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Playa de las Americas this week:

The surf forecast for Playa de las Americas over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 09) at 1PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.3m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Playa de las Americas in the next 16 days are 0.5m 14s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 10) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Oct 08) at 7PM.

Wave TypeTime (WEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 1PM (Fri 9th Oct)1.5ft (0.4m) 9s
Best Surf 1PM (Fri 9th Oct)1.5ft (0.4m) 9s
Most Powerful 7PM (Sat 10th Oct)1.5ft (0.5m) 14s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa de las Americas over the next 16 days.


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