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Candelaria 65.5

#2827 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇪🇸 Spain · Santa Cruz de Tenerife · near Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Works almost every day, wind is the enemy here, no off season.

Works all yearIntermediate
Surf score65.5 /100
Surfable days90% of the year
Clean days7% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell36% period 11 s+
Typical size1.0 m 3.4 ft median
Water20°C a 2 mm shorty

Best time to surf Candelaria

The best time to surf Candelaria is February, April, December. It rarely works. In February the water sits around 18°C, so pack a 3/2 wetsuit, and the typical wave is 1.1 m. The nearest airport is TFN (15 km) and the nearest town is Santa Cruz de Tenerife (18 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan94%16%1.1 m18°C3/2
Feb96%32%1.1 m18°C3/2
Mar97%8%1.1 m17°C3/2
Apr88%22%1.0 m18°C3/2
May83%0%1.0 m19°C3/2
Jun79%0%0.9 m20°C2mm
Jul99%0%1.1 m21°C2mm
Aug95%0%1.0 m22°Cvest
Sep81%6%0.9 m22°Cvest
Oct86%0%1.0 m22°C2mm
Nov92%13%1.1 m21°C2mm
Dec95%24%1.0 m19°C2mm

Why 65.5

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
26.0
Clean days 24%
3.8
Groundswell 12%
7.1
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
2.3
Water comfort 10%
4.9
Access 10%
9.7

The detail

Faces 90° with 31% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 20% of days. Mean peak period 10.9 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 64%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 28.352, -16.370 (OpenStreetMap).

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