Playa de Famara surf break

Playa de Famara surfForecast / Lanzarote / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 23 Mar 2026 WET
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Playa de Famara surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa de Famara sea temperature is
17.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Playa de Famara today?

The current surf forecast for Playa de Famara at 12PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (23 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (23 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
W
1
W
0.5
NNW
0.8
W
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
0.8
NNW
1.4
N
1.6
N
1.9
NNE
Period(s) (?)881681415151413131312121212121277712788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)160125142102170188126173154154151133129129127125128142142142175203294534
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
E
10
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
30
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:25PM
2.28
4:54AM
2.12
5:19PM
2.09
6:00AM
1.87
6:32PM
1.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:07AM
0.28
10:34PM
0.34
10:55AM
0.51
11:34PM
0.54
11:59AM
0.73
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
Sunrise--6:54-------6:54-------6:52-----
Sunset-----7:06-------7:07-------7:07--
cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
Rain (mm)
---21---------------121-
Temp. °C171717171818181717171818181918171717181818181717
Feels °C (?)131513121416171514151616171816151516171616151413
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