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Playa de Famara surf break

Playa de Famara surfForecast / Lanzarote / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 23 Jan 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
18.8° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Playa de Famara today?

The current surf forecast for Playa de Famara at 9PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.9m 17s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.8m 17s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)--
Afternoon (23 Jan)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (23 Jan)10ft (3.0m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
NW
2.2
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3.5
NNW
4
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
4.5
NNW
4.5
NNW
4.5
NNW
4
NNW
4
NNW
3.5
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
Period(s) (?)141313131616171616161616161615151515141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2609175226722715676086991250714260131361267512316117201087097448249690059834957415832012573235825502513
Wind
(km/h)
35
WNW
40
N
40
N
35
N
40
N
40
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
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)
4:28PM
2.18
4:43AM
2.34
5:12PM
2.09
5:29AM
2.20
6:04PM
1.99
6:27AM
2.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:24PM
0.38
10:58AM
0.33
11:09PM
0.48
11:45AM
0.45
12:04AM
0.61
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise------7:46-------7:46-------7:46-
Sunset-6:23-------6:24-------6:25------
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1----------------------
Temp. °C191817171716161717171616151515161616161515151516
Feels °C (?)141210119891010111112121212131313131212131415
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