EL CHALET 88.5
#937 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇪🇸 Spain · Santa Cruz de Tenerife · near Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Works almost every day, clean mornings are the norm, no off season.
Best time to surf EL CHALET
The best time to surf EL CHALET is February, October, November. The season runs Sep to May. In November the water sits around 20°C, so pack a 2 mm shorty, and the typical wave is 1.4 m. The nearest airport is TFN (57 km) and the nearest town is Santa Cruz de Tenerife (64 km).
| Month | Surfable | Clean | Size | Water | Suit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 99% | 65% | 1.3 m | 17°C | 3/2 |
| Feb | 100% | 73% | 1.5 m | 17°C | 3/2 |
| Mar | 100% | 70% | 1.5 m | 16°C | 3/2 |
| Apr | 100% | 66% | 1.2 m | 17°C | 3/2 |
| May | 99% | 40% | 1.1 m | 18°C | 3/2 |
| Jun | 97% | 34% | 1.0 m | 19°C | 2mm |
| Jul | 98% | 21% | 1.1 m | 20°C | 2mm |
| Aug | 96% | 21% | 1.0 m | 21°C | 2mm |
| Sep | 97% | 43% | 1.0 m | 21°C | 2mm |
| Oct | 95% | 72% | 1.1 m | 21°C | 2mm |
| Nov | 99% | 78% | 1.4 m | 20°C | 2mm |
| Dec | 100% | 71% | 1.4 m | 18°C | 3/2 |
Why 88.5
Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.
The detail
Faces 245° with 56% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 95% of days. Mean peak period 11.5 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 54%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 28.201, -16.832 (OpenStreetMap).
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