Surf spot

PLAYA ARENA

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Country: Canary, Tenerife
Coordinates: 28.3713, -16.8711

Metric
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Wave height (m)	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.1	1	1	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.9	1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.6
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Wave period (s)	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.3	6.3	6.7	6.5	6.4	6.2	6.1	5.8	6	6	6.1	6	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	7.9	8	7.5	7.5	8.7	8.8	7.8	7.7	7.5	8.3	8.2	9.4	7.9	8.7	8.8	4.9	5	5.5	5.8	6	6.2	6.1	6.2	6.5	6.5	6.7	6.8	6.8	7	7	7.1	7.2
Wave energy (kJ)	112	116	112	132	136	123	136	134	134	130	134	137	131	118	109	97	91	80	73	63	57	52	47	36	54	55	49	45	50	49	26	25	24	37	36	34	39	37	38	20	38	61	84	90	95	114	130	152	168	189	211	223	242	236	239	255
Wind speed (km/h)	35.6	38.8	34.7	37.1	42.1	41.3	47.9	38	38.8	39	33.6	33.9	39	35	29	16.3	18.4	20.4	10.8	14.8	12	12.7	6	10.4	11.7	14.8	23.3	13.8	10.5	16.3	27.5	26.9	31.8	31.4	29	33.2	39.8	39.3	39.8	37.1	41.1	41.9	37.7	41.7	43.6	45.9	34.4	36.6	33.1	31	30.9	30.8	36.1	32.9	30	26.3
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Playa de la Arena is a well-known surf spot on the west coast of Tenerife (Canary Islands), near Puerto de Santiago / Los Gigantes.

Surf overview

Type: Powerful volcanic beach break with some shifting sandbanks and occasional rocks
Best for: Intermediate to advanced surfers
Wave quality: Can be very good when the swell lines up, offering fast, hollow, punchy waves
Power: Strong and energetic, especially on larger swells
Crowds: Can get crowded when conditions are good, especially with local surfers and visitors

Conditions

Best swell direction: Usually works best with W to NW swells
Best wind: E or NE offshore winds are often ideal
Tides: Can work at different tides, but sand movement means conditions change often
Consistency: Fairly consistent compared with many other Tenerife spots, but quality depends a lot on sandbar setup

Hazards

Strong currents and shorebreak
Rocks and volcanic reef sections
Powerful waves on bigger days
Need to watch local lineup behavior and access points

Surroundings

Playa de la Arena is a beautiful black-sand beach backed by cliffs and a resort area, so it’s easy to access and has plenty of nearby amenities. The scenery is one of the spot’s biggest attractions.

In short

Playa de la Arena is a scenic, fairly powerful west Tenerife surf beach that can produce fun, punchy beach-break waves—best suited to surfers who are comfortable handling speed, current, and occasional heavier conditions.