Playa de Troya

Playa de Troya is an SW-facing beach break in Las Americas, Canary Islands, Spain. It picks up swell from S to WSW and NW to NNW, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 57% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the NE: light winds or NE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while SW onshores chop it up.

Rare slot: a gap beside El Hierro lets in swell from 262.5° (W) and nothing either side. It only lines up when a storm sits in that exact direction, more than 116 km out. How slot swells work

Break

Beach

Faces

SW (234°)

Best swell

SSW to WSW (194°–249°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

N to E offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

S to WSW (176.5° to 249.5°); NW to NNW (312.5° to 335°)

Rare slot

gap beside El Hierro, 262.5° W

Offshore wind

NE

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

None within 250 km

Cams

2