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Playa del Hombre surfForecast / Gran Canaria / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 17 Jan 2026 WET
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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
19.7° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Playa del Hombre today?

The current surf forecast for Playa del Hombre at 5PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.9m 16s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (17 Jan)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (17 Jan)10ft (3.0m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
2
5
!
!
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.9
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3
NNW
2
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
N
3.5
N
3
N
3
N
3
N
2.5
N
2.5
N
2.5
N
2.4
N
1.5
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.3
NNW
Period(s) (?)161616161615141414131112121212121211111010111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)121414691750383343743940465849483025135628363234347130492854241820691701149213081170505450365
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
35
NW
40
NNW
40
N
45
N
40
N
40
N
40
N
35
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:47PM
1.78
1:01AM
2.00
1:21PM
1.86
1:35AM
2.10
1:54PM
1.92
2:08AM
2.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:41AM
0.37
6:45PM
0.36
7:16AM
0.28
7:19PM
0.28
7:49AM
0.21
7:51PM
0.23
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise7:52-------7:52-------7:52-------
Sunset---6:29-------6:30-------6:30----
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---1-----11-------------
Temp. °C171818171717171818181817171616161717171717161616
Feels °C (?)1213121111121214131212998891110101011101012
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