Beach forecast for Playa Blanca
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (WET) · Las Palmas, Spain Today, Thu, Oct 29 · WET- Swimming
- Use care · 5.8 ft
- Water
- 74 °F · nice
- Max UV
- 5 · SPF 30
- Low tide
- 9:07 am and 9:24 pm
Today, Thursday, October 29, it's a good beach day in Playa Blanca (7/10). The best hours are from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm: sunshine, beach weather and water at 74 °F, though with light offshore wind and some waves. The best day this week is Friday, October 30, at 8/10.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 7Good beach day | 12:00–5:00 pm | Use care · 5.8 ft | 74 °F | 5 |
| Fri 30 | 8Good beach day | 10:00 am–3:00 pm | Calm · 4.1 ft | 74 °F | 5 |
| Sat 31 | 6Fair beach day | 8:00 am–1:00 pm2:00–4:00 pm | Calm · 3.7 ft | 74 °F | 5 |
| Sun 1 | 5Fair beach day | 12:00–5:00 pm | Use care · 5.2 ft | 74 °F | 4 |
| Mon 2 | 4Poor beach day | 4:00–6:00 pm | Calm · 4.1 ft | 73 °F | 5 |
| Tue 3 | 5Fair beach day | 8:00–10:00 am | Calm · 3.4 ft | 74 °F | — |
| Wed 4 | 6Fair beach day | 8:00 am–12:00 pm3:00–6:00 pm | Calm · 2.8 ft | 74 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
4 good hours- Sunny
- Feels like 83 °F: beach weather
- UV 5 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen
- Water at 74 °F (nice)
- Light offshore wind (12 mph): it blows floats and inflatables out to sea
- Swim with care: 5.8 ft waves every 12 s; moderate rip current risk
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Use care · 5.8 ft
5.8 ft waves every 12 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 74 °F
Nice for swimming.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 5 · SPF 30
Max UV 5 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours.
- Wind 12 mph
Offshore breeze (12 mph). Watch floats and inflatables: offshore wind carries them out to sea.
- Tide & sand 9:07 am
Low tide at 9:07 am and 9:24 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 2:58 am and 3:26 pm.
The best window, 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm, brings sunshine, beach weather and water at 74 °F, though with light offshore wind and some waves.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority.
Today, hour by hour
| Time | Rating | Sky | Feels like | Wind | Waves | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 am | 4 | Overcast | 77 °F | 5 mph | 6.0 ft | 0 |
| 9:00 am | 4 | Overcast | 78 °F | 4 mph | 6.0 ft | 1 |
| 10:00 am | 4 | Overcast | 80 °F | 5 mph | 5.9 ft | 3 |
| 11:00 am | 5 | Overcast | 82 °F | 5 mph | 5.8 ft | 4 |
| 12:00 pm | 7 | Mainly clear | 83 °F | 6 mph | 5.8 ft | 5 |
| 1:00 pm | 7 | Mainly clear | 82 °F | 8 mph | 5.7 ft | 5 |
| 2:00 pm | 7 | Clear sky | 81 °F | 9 mph | 5.6 ft | 4 |
| 3:00 pm | 6 | Clear sky | 80 °F | 11 mph | 5.6 ft | 3 |
| 4:00 pm | 6 | Mainly clear | 79 °F | 12 mph | 5.5 ft | 1 |
| 5:00 pm | 3 | Overcast | 78 °F | 11 mph | 5.5 ft | 0 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Playa Blanca
Map: OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles · © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Playa del Pueblo 0.1 mi · SW
- Lifeguard
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Parking
Excellent water quality 2025 season, EEA
- Playa Dorada 0.3 mi · SE
- Lifeguard
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Parking
- No dogs
Excellent water quality 2025 season, EEA
- Playa Flamingo 0.9 mi · SW
- Parking
Excellent water quality 2025 season, EEA
- Playa de las Coloradas 1.7 mi · E
- Restrooms
- Parking
- Playa Mujeres 2.3 mi · E
- Parking
- Nudity allowed
- Caletón de San Marcial 2.4 mi · SE
- Nudity allowed
- Playa del Pozo 2.6 mi · SE
- Nudity allowed
- Playa de la Cera 2.7 mi · SE
- Parking
Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap
Beaches and amenities: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Bathing water quality: European Environment Agency (EEA), with data from the Spanish Ministry of Health (Náyade).
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How we rate a beach day
We rate every beach hour from 0 to 10 with simple, fixed rules:
- Adds: sunshine (up to 3 points, fewer with more clouds), warmth (up to 4, from the feels-like temperature; ideal between 81 °F and 91 °F), a calm sea (1), water at 70 °F or warmer (1; from 64 °F, half) and low or mid tide (1: more sand). Anything without data is left out and the rest is scaled to 10.
- Takes away: cold (feels-like below 64 °F, 1 to 4 points), rain (half a point if likely, up to 6 if it rains; thunderstorms, 8), wind from force 4, about 12 mph (1 to 6 points; half a point more if offshore, which blows inflatables out to sea, or onshore, which churns the water), waves (1 to swim with care, 4 if dangerous, 1 more for high rip current risk), very high UV (half a point; extreme, 1), water below 59 °F (1) and spring high tides (1: little sand left).
- Swimming: calm, use care (waves from 2.6 ft, or long swell) or dangerous (from 6.6 ft, or 4.9 ft with a long period), based on how much of the wave reaches this shore given the way it faces. In the U.S., today's and tomorrow's rip current risk comes from the National Weather Service surf zone forecast when it issues one; otherwise we estimate it from the waves.
- Best windows: runs of 2 to 5 hours rated 4 or more and close to the best hour, at least one hour apart.
- Day rating: the average of the best window; a 2-hour window keeps 85% of it and a 3-hour window 95%.
Today, in the best window: sun 2.8 of 3, warmth 3.6 of 4, calm sea 0 of 1, water 1 of 1 and tide 0.2 of 1; minus wind 0.1 and waves 1.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: weather changes and every beach is different. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
Questions about the beach in Playa Blanca
Is it a beach day in Playa Blanca today?
A good beach day: 7/10. Best from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm, with sunshine, beach weather and water at 74 °F, though with light offshore wind and some waves.
What are the swimming conditions in Playa Blanca today?
5.8 ft waves every 12 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Playa Blanca?
About 74 °F today: nice. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in Playa Blanca today?
UV reaches 5 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat.
When is low tide in Playa Blanca?
Today low tide is at 9:07 am and 9:24 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide is at 2:58 am and 3:26 pm.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Playa Blanca?
Tomorrow, Friday, October 30: a good beach day (8/10), best from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.
What beaches are near Playa Blanca?
Playa del Pueblo (0.1 mi), Playa Dorada (0.3 mi), Playa Flamingo (0.9 mi), Playa de las Coloradas (1.7 mi) and Playa Mujeres (2.3 mi). See below for amenities and water quality.
Are there jellyfish or sargassum today?
We don't know: there's no open data on jellyfish, sargassum or closures for each beach. Ask the lifeguard, check the flags or the local beach authority's website.
How is the rating worked out?
From the hourly forecast: sun and clouds, feels-like temperature, rain, wind (and whether it blows onshore or offshore), waves and their period, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide. Each factor adds or takes away a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
More about Playa Blanca today
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Our own calculation, using the Open-Meteo forecast (ECMWF, NOAA GFS, Météo-France, Copernicus Marine and CAMS, CC BY 4.0), the tide from Arrecife (UHSLC, TICON-4) and the sun from astronomy-engine. Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database). Source: Hart-Davis, M., Dettmering, D., Seitz, F. (2025), TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records, SEANOE, https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: see https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database#modifications-to-source-data