Surf forecast · Spain · Lanzarote
Surf forecast Famara today
Waves, swell and wind at Famara (Lanzarote, 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.
Famara surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
No daylight hours left today: see tomorrow.
Sunday 25 October
Good Best window 07:00–10:00: good, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 2.1 m · 9 s ↑N | 1.5 m · 10 s ↑N | 13–19 km/h ↑NE cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 2.1 m · 9 s ↑N | 1.4 m · 10 s ↑N | 20–32 km/h ↑NE cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 2.1 m · 9 s ↑N | 1.3 m · 9 s ↑N | 19–31 km/h ↑ENE cross-shore |
Monday 26 October
Fun Best window 13:00–16:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.5 m · 10 s ↑N | 1.3 m · 9 s ↑NNW | 5–9 km/h ↑ESE light wind |
| 12:00 | 1.4 m · 10 s ↑N | 1.2 m · 9 s ↑NNW | 6–11 km/h ↑E light wind |
| 15:00 | 1.3 m · 10 s ↑N | 1.1 m · 10 s ↑NNW | 11–18 km/h ↑ESE offshore |
Tuesday 27 October
Fun Best window 07:00–10:00: fun, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.3 m · 11 s ↑N | 0.9 m · 11 s ↑N | 10–15 km/h ↑NE cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 1.3 m · 11 s ↑N | 1.1 m · 10 s ↑NNW | 16–25 km/h ↑ENE cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.3 m · 11 s ↑N | 1.1 m · 10 s ↑NNW | 14–24 km/h ↑ENE cross-shore |
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 Sat 20:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC
Waves map around Famara
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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 Famara
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Questions
- Is there surf at Famara today?
- Good: waves 2.3 m at 9 s from N, swell 1.4 m · 11 s N (Sat 20:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Famara?
- Wind 31 km/h from NE: cross-shore for a beach facing NW.
- When is the best time to surf Famara today?
- No daylight hours are left today; the table shows the next days.
- How warm is the water at Famara?
- 23.0 °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
La Santa 8 km · Corralejo North Shore 51 km · Majanicho 55 km · El Cotillo 66 km · El Confital 212 km · Las Canteras 214 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Famara, 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.