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 beginners: 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 beginner 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert Intermediate

Surf spots within 20 km of Puerto de la Cruz: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Candelaria18.9 kmabout 35 min by carStays in CandelariaIntermediate and up2 ft22 kJwind from the north, 3 knots2 ft29 kJwind from the east, 3 knots2 ft11 kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots2 ft8 kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots2 ft18 kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots2 ft29 kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots3 ft45 kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots
All readings for Candelaria: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Candelaria, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct9, too small2 ft5 shollow22kJwind from the north, 3 knots20°C
Tue 20Oct6, too small2 ft7 shollow29kJwind from the east, 3 knots20°C
Wed 21Oct6, too small2 ft4 shollow11kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots21°C
Thu 22Oct7, too small2 ft4 shollow8kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots22°C
Fri 23Oct5, too small2 ft5 shollow18kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots21°C
Sat 24Oct8, too small2 ft5 shollow29kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots21°C
Sun 25Oct12, too small3 ft5 shollow45kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots21°C
Los Patos - La Orrotava4 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up4 ft131 kJwind from the north, 3 knots4 ft224 kJwind from the north-north-west, 1 knot4 ft116 kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore3 ft219 kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots4 ft186 kJwind from the east, 4 knots4 ft261 kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots4 ft345 kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots
All readings for Los Patos - La Orrotava: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Los Patos - La Orrotava, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct49, good4 ft6 shollow131kJwind from the north, 3 knots21°C
Tue 20Oct55, good4 ft8 shollow224kJwind from the north-north-west, 1 knot20°C
Wed 21Oct54, good4 ft7 shollow116kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore23°C
Thu 22Oct51, good3 ft10 shollow219kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots23°C
Fri 23Oct60, good4 ft9 shollow186kJwind from the east, 4 knots22°C
Sat 24Oct60, good4 ft10 shollow261kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots20°C
Sun 25Oct52, good4 ft10 shollow345kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots21°C
Playa socorro5.4 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up4 ft110 kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots4 ft216 kJwind from the west-north-west, 6 knots3 ft105 kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots3 ft172 kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots3 ft177 kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots4 ft248 kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots4 ft323 kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots
All readings for Playa socorro: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Playa socorro, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct47, fair4 ft6 smushy110kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots20°C
Tue 20Oct41, fair4 ft8 shollow216kJwind from the west-north-west, 6 knots20°C
Wed 21Oct41, fair3 ft7 shollow105kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots23°C
Thu 22Oct36, fair3 ft10 shollow172kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct37, fair3 ft9 shollow177kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots23°C
Sat 24Oct39, fair4 ft10 shollow248kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots21°C
Sun 25Oct36, fair4 ft10 shollow323kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots21°C
Puerto De La Cruz - Martiánez1.2 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up6 ft323 kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots4 ft224 kJwind from the west-north-west, 6 knots4 ft116 kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots3 ft219 kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots4 ft186 kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots4 ft261 kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots4 ft345 kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots
All readings for Puerto De La Cruz - Martiánez: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Puerto De La Cruz - Martiánez, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct44, fair6 ft8 shollow323kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots20°C
Tue 20Oct39, fair4 ft8 shollow224kJwind from the west-north-west, 6 knots20°C
Wed 21Oct42, fair4 ft7 shollow116kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots23°C
Thu 22Oct40, fair3 ft10 shollow219kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct36, fair4 ft9 shollow186kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots23°C
Sat 24Oct41, fair4 ft10 shollow261kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots21°C
Sun 25Oct36, fair4 ft10 shollow345kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots21°C
Puerto de la Cruz - Playa Jardín0.6 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up4 ft110 kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots4 ft216 kJwind from the west-north-west, 6 knots3 ft105 kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots3 ft172 kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots3 ft177 kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots3 ft184 kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots4 ft323 kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots
All readings for Puerto de la Cruz - Playa Jardín: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Puerto de la Cruz - Playa Jardín, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct47, fair4 ft6 shollow110kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots20°C
Tue 20Oct40, fair4 ft8 shollow216kJwind from the west-north-west, 6 knots20°C
Wed 21Oct40, fair3 ft7 shollow105kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots23°C
Thu 22Oct35, poor3 ft10 shollow172kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct37, fair3 ft9 shollow177kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots23°C
Sat 24Oct45, fair3 ft10 shollow184kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots21°C
Sun 25Oct36, fair4 ft10 shollow323kJwind from the north-east, 9 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