Puerto de la Cruz

Puerto de la Cruz is an NNW-facing reef break in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. It picks up swell from N to NNE and NNE to ENE and WNW to N, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 45% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the SSE: light winds or SSE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while NNW onshores chop it up.

Break

Reef

Faces

NNW (341°)

Best swell

WNW to N (291°–352°) or NNE (17°–32°), 11 s or longer

Best wind

ESE to SSW offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

4–10 ft at the beach

Swell window

N to NNE (3.5° to 16.5°); NNE to ENE (20.5° to 57°); WNW to N (291.5° to 352.5°)

Offshore wind

SSE

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

None within 250 km

Cams

3