Surf forecast · Spain · Gran Canaria
Surf forecast El Confital today
Waves, swell and wind at El Confital (Gran Canaria, Spain) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Good cross-shore.
El Confital surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Sunday 25 October
Good Best window 18:00–19:00: good, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 2.1 m · 9 s ↑NNE | 0.9 m · 12 s ↑N | 9–16 km/h ↑N onshore |
| 12:00 | 2.0 m · 9 s ↑NNE | 1.3 m · 8 s ↑NNE | 8–15 km/h ↑NNE light wind |
| 15:00 | 2.0 m · 9 s ↑NNE | 1.2 m · 10 s ↑N | 9–18 km/h ↑ENE cross-shore |
| 18:00 | 2.0 m · 9 s ↑NNE | 1.1 m · 10 s ↑N | 5–17 km/h ↑NE light wind |
Monday 26 October
Fun Best window 17:00–19:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.5 m · 9 s ↑N | 1.0 m · 9 s ↑NNW | 12–21 km/h ↑SSE offshore |
| 12:00 | 1.4 m · 9 s ↑N | 1.0 m · 9 s ↑NNW | 12–23 km/h ↑SE offshore |
| 15:00 | 1.4 m · 9 s ↑N | 1.0 m · 7 s ↑N | 7–15 km/h ↑ESE light wind |
| 18:00 | 1.3 m · 9 s ↑N | 0.9 m · 7 s ↑N | 5–13 km/h ↑SE light wind |
Tuesday 27 October
Fun Best window 18:00–19:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.2 m · 10 s ↑N | 0.8 m · 10 s ↑NNW | 10–18 km/h ↑N onshore |
| 12:00 | 1.2 m · 10 s ↑N | 0.9 m · 10 s ↑NNW | 10–20 km/h ↑N onshore |
| 15:00 | 1.2 m · 10 s ↑N | 0.9 m · 10 s ↑NNW | 15–28 km/h ↑N onshore |
| 18:00 | 1.1 m · 10 s ↑N | 0.9 m · 10 s ↑NNW | 7–20 km/h ↑N light wind |
Wednesday 28 October
Good Best window 17:00–19:00: good, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.5 m · 11 s ↑NNW | 1.2 m · 11 s ↑NNW | 6–12 km/h ↑NNW light wind |
| 12:00 | 1.6 m · 11 s ↑NNW | 1.3 m · 11 s ↑NNW | 6–13 km/h ↑NE light wind |
| 15:00 | 1.7 m · 12 s ↑NNW | 1.5 m · 11 s ↑NW | 7–15 km/h ↑N light wind |
| 18:00 | 1.7 m · 12 s ↑NNW | 1.6 m · 11 s ↑NW | 4–11 km/h ↑NE light wind |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sun 01:00 local time · updated 2026-10-25 01:11 UTC
Waves map around El Confital
Open the waves map centred on El Confital
Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
More about El Confital
Water temperature in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria · Tides in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria · Swell map · Wind map
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Questions
- Is there surf at El Confital today?
- Good: waves 2.3 m at 8 s from NNE, swell 1.0 m · 10 s N (Sun 01:00).
- Is the wind offshore at El Confital?
- Wind 12 km/h from NNE: cross-shore for a beach facing NW.
- When is the best time to surf El Confital today?
- 18:00–19:00 (good, light wind)
- How warm is the water at El Confital?
- 24.2 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Las Canteras 3 km · El Médano 106 km · Las Américas 128 km · El Cotillo 151 km · Majanicho 162 km · Corralejo North Shore 167 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off El Confital, and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.