Playa de Famara 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.12° N 13.55° W

Issued: 12 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa de Famara sea temperature is

23.4°C

Playa de Famara surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Playa de Famara today (23 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with NNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with NNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa de Famara at 6PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	14s
Afternoon (23 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	14s
Evening (23 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Fri 23					Saturday 24								Sunday 25
	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	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	1076	1363	989	817	805	793	744	663	960	878	903	557	575	692	579	401	387	429	507	534	490
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		12:21PM2.28m				00:48AM2.27m				12:58PM2.42m					1:23AM2.42m				1:36PM2.53m
Low Tide				6:36PM0.26m				6:48AM0.32m					7:10PM0.12m				7:25AM0.17m				7:45PM0.02m


	8:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	21	21
Feels °C	20	19	19	18	19	18	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	20	19	18	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 14	NNW 14
kJ	1076	1363	989	817	805	793	744	663	960	878	903	557	575	692	579	401	387	313	297	534	490
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 14	—	—	—	WNW 10	—	NNW 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	—	N 15	N 15	—	NNW 16	N 14	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 14	NNW 10	NNW 10
kJ	165	—	—	—	9	—	27	190	330	185	—	352	283	—	85	140	344	429	507	236	184
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 16	N 14	N 13	N 13	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	138	89	88	31	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 4	NE 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	33	28	45	83	149	203	225	288	262	236	251	302	395	428	394	340	301	301	293	284	251
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Playa del Janubio Lanzarote	Playa del Janubio Lanzarote	Papagayo - Playa Blanca Lanzarote	La Derecha del Cartel Tenerife	Cotillo Fuerteventura	La Izquierda Tenerife	La Derecha del Cartel Tenerife	La Derecha del Cartel Tenerife	La Derecha del Cartel Tenerife	La Derecha del Cartel Tenerife	La Derecha del Cartel Tenerife	La Derecha del Cartel Tenerife	La Derecha del Cartel Tenerife	La Derecha del Cartel Tenerife	Cotillo Fuerteventura	Cotillo Fuerteventura	Papagayo - Playa Blanca Lanzarote	Papagayo - Playa Blanca Lanzarote	Cotillo Fuerteventura	Cotillo Fuerteventura	Playa del Janubio Lanzarote
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	2	2	3
Distance (km)	34	34	38	332	66	332	332	332	332	332	332	332	332	332	66	66	38	38	66	66	34
Best forecast wave conditions in Lanzarote	Playa del Janubio	Playa del Janubio	Playa de la Cera - Playa Blanca														Playa de la Cera - Playa Blanca	Playa de la Cera - Playa Blanca			Playa del Janubio
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3														3	3			3
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Africa)	Playa de Navia Asturias	Punta Blanca - k16 Tenerife	Punta Blanca - k16 Tenerife	Playa de la Cagonera Asturias	Mutriku Pais Vasco	La Nora Asturias	Sopico Cantabria	El Huerto Cantabria	Mundaka Pais Vasco	Guibeleco Pais Vasco	Mutriku Pais Vasco	Guibeleco Pais Vasco	Mundaka Pais Vasco	Playa de Laga Pais Vasco	El Huerto Cantabria	Mundaka Pais Vasco	El Huerto Cantabria	Mundaka Pais Vasco	Sopico Cantabria	El Huerto Cantabria	Mundaka Pais Vasco
Rating (10 max)	7	4	4	6	5	5	4	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	5	5	5
Header Global	Playa de Navia Spain	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Playa de la Cagonera Spain	Trial Harbour Australia	Bali Village Indonesia	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Afife Portugal	Benkunqut Indonesia	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Afife Portugal	El Huerto Spain	Ahijedero Mexico	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Rio Nexpa Mexico	El Huerto Spain	Cabo Lastres Spain
Rating (10 max)	7	5	5	6	7	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	5

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