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Canary Islands · Monday 5 October 2026

Go, with care.

Playa Patalavaca tomorrow: light chop, normal crowd

Small waves; fine for most swimmers. Calm in the morning, light chop later, waves about 0.5 m on this beach (our estimate), normal. 20.6 km from San Bartolomé de Tirajana.

MorningCalmAfternoonLight chopCrowdNormalWaves hereabout 0.5 m

📍 20.6 km from San Bartolomé de Tirajana · faces west-southwest · map

Tours near Playa Patalavaca

Catamaran Dolphin Watch Cruise with Snorkeling

★ 4.4 (6,139) · 3.5 hours
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Submarine Tour

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Dolphin and Whale Watching Cruise

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Dolphin Watching Cruise

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Gran Canaria Day Tour

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Palmitos Park Ticket with Dolphin and Bird Shows

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Hotels near Playa Patalavaca

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13 km/h from the south-southwest this afternoon; offshore waves 0.6 m every 11 s from the west-northwest (tomorrow). Playa Patalavaca faces west-southwest, so the wind blows onto the beach and builds waves.

Playa Patalavaca, day by day

DaySeaWaves · windCrowd
TomorrowCalm → Light chop≈0.5 m · 13 km/h SSWNormal
Tue 6 OctCalmunder 0.3 m · 18 km/h SNormal
Wed 7 OctCalm → Light chopunder 0.3 m · 19 km/h SSWNormal
Thu 8 OctLight chop≈0.4 m · 16 km/h SWNormal
Fri 9 OctCalm → Light chop≈0.5 m · 17 km/h SSWNormal
Sat 10 OctCalmunder 0.3 m · 12 km/h SSWBusy
Sun 11 OctCalm → Light chop≈0.5 m · 11 km/h SWBusy

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 2 of 7 days, a good day (calm and not crowded) on 1. Best day: Tuesday 6 October 2026.

About Playa Patalavaca

Playa Patalavaca is a beach about 140 m long, 20.6 km from San Bartolomé de Tirajana (Gran Canaria). It faces west-southwest: wind from the east-northeast blows off the land here and flattens the water, while wind and swell from the west-southwest roll straight in. OpenStreetMap shows 9 places to eat or drink within 400 m, 2 hotels or apartments within 600 m, toilets and parking nearby.

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