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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.

Works all yearIntermediate
Surf score88.5 /100
Surfable days98% of the year
Clean days55% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell58% period 11 s+
Typical size1.2 m 3.8 ft median
Water19°C a 3/2 wetsuit

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).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan99%65%1.3 m17°C3/2
Feb100%73%1.5 m17°C3/2
Mar100%70%1.5 m16°C3/2
Apr100%66%1.2 m17°C3/2
May99%40%1.1 m18°C3/2
Jun97%34%1.0 m19°C2mm
Jul98%21%1.1 m20°C2mm
Aug96%21%1.0 m21°C2mm
Sep97%43%1.0 m21°C2mm
Oct95%72%1.1 m21°C2mm
Nov99%78%1.4 m20°C2mm
Dec100%71%1.4 m18°C3/2

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.

Consistency 26%
26.0
Clean days 24%
24.0
Groundswell 12%
11.6
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
2.8
Water comfort 10%
4.1
Access 10%
7.6

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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