Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa de Famara today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa de Famara at 3PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Playa de Famara. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat night, min 21°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun afternoon, light winds from the N by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | NNW 14 | NNW 15 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 7 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 10 | NNW 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 336 | 419 | 242 | 440 | 427 | 427 | 299 | 325 | 314 | 173 | 230 | 226 | 210 | 274 | 269 | 317 | 347 | 603 | 821 | 882 | 850 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:33PM1.60m | 7:05AM1.71m | 8:03PM1.51m | 8:42AM1.68m | 9:44PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:16PM0.82m | 00:24AM0.93m | 1:38PM0.94m | 1:55AM1.01m | 3:24PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NNW 14 | NW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 8 | NNW 12 | N 10 | NNW 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 292 | 419 | 209 | 440 | 427 | 427 | 299 | 325 | 314 | 160 | 230 | 226 | 184 | 274 | 234 | 317 | 347 | 603 | 821 | 882 | 850 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | WNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 13 | N 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | WNW 11 | NNW 12 | WNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 18 |
| kJ | 336 | 255 | 167 | 205 | 177 | 174 | 142 | 140 | 137 | 173 | 110 | 115 | 115 | 65 | 269 | 44 | 296 | 221 | 20 | 20 | 79 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | — | — | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | N 17 | WNW 11 | N 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 16 | NNW 19 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 242 | 161 | — | — | 133 | 59 | 59 | 115 | 81 | 78 | 66 | 6 | 45 | 6 | 43 | 20 | 20 | 36 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 33 | 23 | 26 | 32 | 20 | 49 | 88 | 98 | 126 | 115 | 142 | 200 | 210 | 216 | — | 181 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 149 | 149 | 39 | 149 | 232 | 39 | 149 | 232 | 232 | 232 | 232 | 232 | 232 | 15 | 232 | 232 | 12 | 12 | 213 | 34 |
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