Playa de las Arenas
Santa Cruz de Tenerife · Spain
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Playa de las Arenas is a S-facing pebble beach on the Spain shoreline, opening onto the Coastal Waters — it catches SE–W swell, and offshore N–NE winds tidy the banks through april–october.
10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~24°C (75.2°F) on average
Jan
20.2°C
68.4°F · 19.3–22.2°C
Feb
19.6°C
67.3°F · 18.1–21.1°C
Mar
19.5°C
67.1°F · 17.8–20.6°C
Apr
19.9°C
67.8°F · 18.8–21.1°C
May
20.6°C
69.1°F · 19.6–21.7°C
Jun
21.8°C
71.2°F · 20.7–22.9°C
Jul
22.5°C
72.5°F · 21.6–24°C
Aug
23.4°C
74.1°F · 22.4–24.8°C
Sep
24°C
75.2°F · 22.9–25.3°C
Oct
23.8°C
74.8°F · 22.3–25.2°C
Nov
22.6°C
72.7°F · 21.4–23.8°C
Dec
21.4°C
70.5°F · 20.2–22.8°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
SE–W
Best wind
N–NE
Break type
Beach break
Best season
April–October
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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