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Canary Islands · Monday 5 October 2026
Playa de Las Canteras tomorrow: choppy, busy
Waves on the beach: for confident swimmers only. Choppy water, waves about 0.8 m on this beach (our estimate), busy. 1.2 km from Las Palmas.
Better tomorrow: Playa de Las Alcaravaneras.
📍 1.2 km from Las Palmas · faces northwest · map
Tours near Playa de Las Canteras
Poema del Mar Skip-The-Line Entry at the ticket counter
Banana World Guided Tour & Tasting
City Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour
Highlights of Gran Canaria Day Tour
Hotels near Playa de Las Canteras
Compare hotelsNear Playa de Las Canteras: prices and availability for your datesSee hotels13 km/h from the north-northeast this afternoon; offshore waves 0.9 m every 12 s from the north-northwest (tomorrow). Playa de Las Canteras faces northwest, so these waves reach the beach.
Playa de Las Canteras, day by day
| Day | Sea | Waves · wind | Crowd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomorrow | Choppy | ≈0.8 m · 13 km/h NNE | Busy |
| Tue 6 Oct | Light chop | ≈0.7 m · 18 km/h ENE | Busy |
| Wed 7 Oct | Light chop | ≈0.6 m · 22 km/h NE | Busy |
| Thu 8 Oct | Light chop → Choppy | ≈0.7 m · 10 km/h NNE | Busy |
| Fri 9 Oct | Light chop → Choppy | ≈1.0 m · 11 km/h N | Busy |
| Sat 10 Oct | Choppy | ≈1.0 m · 14 km/h NNW | Very busy |
| Sun 11 Oct | Choppy → Light chop | ≈0.8 m · 9 km/h NE | Very busy |
Sea: morning → afternoon when it changes. Waves are our estimate for this beach from the offshore forecast; wind is the afternoon average. Crowd is our estimate. This week: calm water on 0 of 7 days, a good day (calm and not crowded) on 0. Calmest day: Tuesday 6 October 2026.
About Playa de Las Canteras
Playa de Las Canteras is a sandy beach about 2.6 km long, 1.2 km from Las Palmas (Gran Canaria). It faces northwest: wind from the southeast blows off the land here and flattens the water, while wind and swell from the northwest roll straight in. OpenStreetMap shows 515 places to eat or drink within 400 m, 88 hotels or apartments within 600 m, toilets, showers, parking and a lifeguard post nearby.
More on Wikipedia.
Close by
- Playa de Las Alcaravaneras: 1.2 km away, faces east-northeast, calm tomorrow