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Playa del Hombre surfForecast / Gran Canaria / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 WEST
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Playa del Hombre surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa del Hombre sea temperature is
18.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Playa del Hombre today?

The current surf forecast for Playa del Hombre at 11AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

Table - waves today at Playa del Hombre. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.9
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.4
NNW
Period(s) (?)66699101010966989981111111013121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)332020282931313129807126924128113379508469469414419634557
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
10
NW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:13PM
2.15
4:43AM
1.96
5:03PM
2.01
5:40AM
1.76
6:02PM
1.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:56AM
0.13
10:26PM
0.13
10:42AM
0.30
11:21PM
0.28
11:36AM
0.49
12:29AM
0.45
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise--7:31-------7:31-------7:30-----
Sunset-----8:29-------8:29-------8:30--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201919202019181818171820191818171717171918181817
Feels °C (?)201818192019171615141517161416151515151816161615
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