Playa del Hombre Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Gran Canaria, Spain)

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Playa del Hombre Surf Guide

Playa del Hombre in Gran Canaria is an exposed sandbar break that has very consistent waves. Autumn and winter are the best times of year for waves. Offshore winds are from the west southwest. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the ideal swell direction is from the north northeast. Waves at the sandbar break both left and right. Likely to be crowded if working.

Playa del Hombre Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	3	very consistent	20.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Playa del Hombre:

The best conditions reported for surf at Playa del Hombre occur when a North-northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-southwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Playa del Hombre (for consistent clean waves)?

octoberBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Playa del Hombre with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of October. Clean surfable waves are typically found 13% of the time in October while 61% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 26% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

13%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

61%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

26%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Playa del Hombre Location Map

Interactive Playa del Hombre surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Playa del Hombre Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 18:51 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06			Thu
ft, °F	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Wave (m)	NE	NE	N	NE
Period (s)	6	6	8	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

What does Playa del Hombre look like?

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Tides at Playa del Hombre

Current tide and informaton

For Playa del Hombre, 0 km from Playa del Hombre.

Next High Water: 05:18am | 1.54m

Next Low Water: 11:09pm | 0.55m

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Playa del Hombre Sea Temperature

The Playa del Hombre water temperature is warm (20.3 °C) and the air temperature not too different (windchill forecast 18.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal though a shorty will suffice.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 20.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite