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Today at Punta Blanca: Epic! for surfing — 91/100 for intermediate level. Wind 4 kn E · Waves 1.1 m, 15 s · Tide -0.5 to 0.2 m. Best window around 06:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Punta Blanca: 1.0m waves with light offshore wind. Surfing looks Good in the morning. Water temperature is 24°C / 76°F.
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Punta Blanca faces NW, straight into the prevailing Atlantic swell window — the reason it has waves at all, and the reason it is rarely flat.
Today's wind is cross-offshore at 4 kn. Leaning offshore, so the face should still stand up clean for surfing — not the glassy hold of a straight offshore, but the right side of neutral.
Over the published window Punta Blanca clears 60/100 for surfing at Beginner, Intermediate levels — that is who this spot is for on this sport. Today, 1 of 11 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 6 scored spots within reach today, Punta Blanca is the best of them for surfing — so if you are travelling for it, this is the one.
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A volcanic lava reef break on Tenerife's west coast, with left- and right-breaking sections, producing a short, powerful, hollow wave with northwest-to-west swell and offshore east wind. The reef is shallow, dangerous at low tide; mid-tide gives the best-formed waves, high tide reduces power. Suited to intermediate-to-advanced surfers and bodyboarders, not beginners. Nearby waters are a Special Area of Conservation. No lifeguard cover documented.
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Wind at Punta Blanca today: 4 kn E (gusting 17 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 Punta Blanca today: 1.1 m, 15 s period from NW, 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 Punta Blanca today is around 06:00 UTC, when conditions score 91/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Punta Blanca scores 83/100 today for surfing — Excellent. 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.
Punta Blanca is scored for Surfing 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.
Punta Blanca is a coastal location near El Varadero 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 Punta Blanca, 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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