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Today at Playa de Martiánez: Excellent for surfing — 89/100 for intermediate level. Wind 3 kn SW · Waves 1.8 m, 11 s · Tide -0.6 to 0.3 m. Best window around 23:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Playa de Martiánez: 1.8m waves with light cross-shore wind. Surfing looks Excellent in the evening, with Paddleboarding also worth considering. Water temperature is 24°C / 76°F.
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Playa de Martiánez faces E, away from the prevailing Atlantic swell. For surfing that means it needs a specific direction to work rather than picking up the everyday groundswell, so it is a spot to check rather than assume.
Today's wind is cross-shore at 3 kn. Straight cross-shore sits between the two for surfing — the face stays rideable but the wall is less organised than on a clean offshore.
Over the published window Playa de Martiánez clears 60/100 for surfing at Intermediate, Advanced levels — that is who this spot is for on this sport. Today, 11 of 11 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 12 scored spots within reach today, Playa de Martiánez ranks 2nd for surfing. The order changes by discipline: the same conditions that put a spot top for one sport can drop it down the list for another.
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An urban black-sand beach in Puerto de la Cruz, protected by an artificial breakwater that shapes a point-break-like wave, with a zone reserved for surfing. Two right-hand waves are described, one more powerful and one gentler for beginners, working best with north-to-northeast swell, mainly October to April. Stony ground and rocks between wave zones are noted hazards. Lifeguard and Cruz Roja cover operate; dogs and nudism are not permitted.
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Wind at Playa de Martiánez today: 3 kn SW (gusting 14 kn). Wind direction relative to the shore affects surfing conditions significantly — offshore winds produce cleaner, glassier surfaces while onshore winds add chop. These are daily averages; the 4Shor app shows hourly detail.
Waves at Playa de Martiánez today: 1.8 m, 11 s period from W, peeling character. 4Shor derives nearshore wave conditions from ECMWF IFS 9-km atmospheric data and the IBI regional ocean model, updated hourly.
The best window for surfing at Playa de Martiánez today is around 23:00 UTC, when conditions score 89/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Playa de Martiánez scores 36/100 today for surfing — Poor. A score of 65–79 is Good for a beginner; 80+ is Excellent (90+ is Epic!); below 45 the session is usually not worth it. 4Shor scores every location across Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Expert levels.
Playa de Martiánez is scored for Surfing, E-Foiling, Paddleboarding, Swimming, Kayaking, Canoeing in the 4Shor forecast system. Conditions are rated Beginner through Expert for each sport, updated every hour, so you always know whether the session is worth the drive.
Playa de Martiánez is a coastal location near Puerto de la Cruz in Spain. It is one of more than 2,500 European water-sport locations scored daily by 4Shor.
4Shor's ShorSense™ system combines satellite-derived seafloor mapping, nearshore wave models, wind and tide data to generate a hyper-local forecast. At Playa de Martiánez, conditions are scored hourly on a 0–100 scale for each sport and ability level. A score of 80+ means Excellent (90+ Epic!); 65–79 is Good; below 45 the session is usually not worth the drive.
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