Puerto de la Cruz, Spain

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Puerto de la Cruz - Playa Jardín. Photo: Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net )., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Puerto de la Cruz

Puerto de la Cruz is a town in Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province, Spain. From Puerto de la Cruz you can reach 5 surf spots. The nearest is Puerto de la Cruz - Playa Jardín, a surf spot 0.6 km from the centre. Overture lists 134 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is TFN, 22 km away.

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Staying in Puerto de la Cruz

  • 134 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: TFN, 22 km, TFS, 41 km, SPC, 120 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Puerto de la Cruz.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Puerto de la Cruz each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Puerto de la Cruz too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Puerto de la Cruz: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Los Patos - La Orrotava4 kmabout 10 min by car4 ft308 kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots, too small6 ft390 kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots, fair5 ft346 kJwind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, fair3 ft116 kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore, too small3 ft53 kJwind from the west-north-west, 3 knots, too small4 ft356 kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, too small4 ft259 kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots, too small
All readings for Los Patos - La Orrotava: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Los Patos - La Orrotava, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct31, too small4 ft10 shollow308kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots23°C
Mon 19Oct37, fair6 ft8 shollow390kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots21°C
Tue 20Oct40, fair5 ft8 shollow346kJwind from the west-south-west, 2 knots20°C
Wed 21Oct21, too small3 ft7 shollow116kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore23°C
Thu 22Oct18, too small3 ft5 shollow53kJwind from the west-north-west, 3 knots23°C
Fri 23Oct31, too small4 ft10 shollow356kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots22°C
Sat 24Oct26, too small4 ft10 shollow259kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots20°C
Puerto De La Cruz - Martiánez1.2 kmabout 5 min by car4 ft308 kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, too small6 ft390 kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, poor5 ft346 kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, too small3 ft116 kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots, too small3 ft45 kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots, too small4 ft356 kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots, too small4 ft259 kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, too small
All readings for Puerto De La Cruz - Martiánez: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Puerto De La Cruz - Martiánez, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct30, too small4 ft10 shollow308kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots21°C
Mon 19Oct34, poor6 ft8 shollow390kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots20°C
Tue 20Oct28, too small5 ft8 shollow346kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots20°C
Wed 21Oct15, too small3 ft7 shollow116kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots23°C
Thu 22Oct13, too small3 ft5 shollow45kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct18, too small4 ft10 shollow356kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots23°C
Sat 24Oct17, too small4 ft10 shollow259kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots21°C
Playa socorro5.4 kmabout 10 min by car4 ft264 kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, too small6 ft340 kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, too small5 ft321 kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, too small3 ft108 kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots, too small3 ft102 kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, too small4 ft335 kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots, too small4 ft226 kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots, too small
All readings for Playa socorro: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Playa socorro, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct28, too small4 ft10 shollow264kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots21°C
Mon 19Oct32, too small6 ft8 smushy340kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots20°C
Tue 20Oct27, too small5 ft8 shollow321kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots20°C
Wed 21Oct15, too small3 ft7 shollow108kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots23°C
Thu 22Oct13, too small3 ft9 shollow102kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct17, too small4 ft10 shollow335kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots23°C
Sat 24Oct16, too small4 ft10 shollow226kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots21°C
Puerto de la Cruz - Playa Jardín0.6 kmabout 5 min by car4 ft264 kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, too small6 ft340 kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, too small5 ft321 kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, too small3 ft108 kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots, too small3 ft102 kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, too small4 ft335 kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots, too small4 ft226 kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots, too small
All readings for Puerto de la Cruz - Playa Jardín: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Puerto de la Cruz - Playa Jardín, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct28, too small4 ft10 shollow264kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots21°C
Mon 19Oct32, too small6 ft8 shollow340kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots20°C
Tue 20Oct26, too small5 ft8 shollow321kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots20°C
Wed 21Oct15, too small3 ft7 shollow108kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots23°C
Thu 22Oct12, too small3 ft9 shollow102kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct17, too small4 ft10 shollow335kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots23°C
Sat 24Oct19, too small4 ft10 shollow226kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots21°C
Candelaria18.9 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Candelaria2 ft18 kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, too small2 ft40 kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, too small2 ft30 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, too small2 ft11 kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, too small2 ft19 kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, too small2 ft23 kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots, too small2 ft22 kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, too small
All readings for Candelaria: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Candelaria, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct9, too small2 ft5 shollow18kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots23°C
Mon 19Oct9, too small2 ft7 shollow40kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots20°C
Tue 20Oct7, too small2 ft7 shollow30kJwind from the east, 3 knots20°C
Wed 21Oct6, too small2 ft5 shollow11kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots21°C
Thu 22Oct9, too small2 ft5 shollow19kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots22°C
Fri 23Oct6, too small2 ft5 shollow23kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots21°C
Sat 24Oct6, too small2 ft6 shollow22kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots21°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Puerto de la Cruz, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Puerto de la Cruz

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits