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El Roque Taganana 73.6

#2299 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 score73.6 /100
Surfable days99% of the year
Clean days14% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell44% period 11 s+
Typical size1.4 m 4.8 ft median
Water21°C a 2 mm shorty

Best time to surf El Roque Taganana

The best time to surf El Roque Taganana is January, February, December. The season runs Dec to Dec. In December the water sits around 20°C, so pack a 2 mm shorty, and the typical wave is 1.6 m. The nearest airport is TFN (17 km) and the nearest town is Santa Cruz de Tenerife (12 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%27%1.5 m19°C3/2
Feb99%38%1.9 m19°C3/2
Mar99%12%1.8 m18°C3/2
Apr100%26%1.5 m18°C3/2
May100%1%1.4 m20°C2mm
Jun97%2%1.2 m21°C2mm
Jul100%1%1.4 m22°Cvest
Aug99%1%1.3 m23°Cvest
Sep97%7%1.2 m23°Cvest
Oct97%16%1.4 m23°Cvest
Nov99%15%1.8 m22°C2mm
Dec100%40%1.6 m20°C2mm

Why 73.6

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%
7.8
Groundswell 12%
8.6
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
4.0
Water comfort 10%
5.4
Access 10%
9.9

The detail

Faces 345° with 44% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 31% of days. Mean peak period 10.5 s. Days over 3 m: 1%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 28%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 28.570, -16.205 (OpenStreetMap).

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