Beach forecast for Los Cristianos
Today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · local time (WET) · Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain Today, Wed, Oct 28 · WET- Swimming
- Use care · 3.1 ft
- Water
- 77 °F · warm
- Max UV
- 6 · SPF 50
- Low tide
- 7:59 am and 8:15 pm
Today, Wednesday, October 28, it's a fair beach day in Los Cristianos (5/10). The best hours are from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm: sunshine, beach weather, little wind and water at 77 °F, though with some waves and a spring high tide. The best day this week is Tuesday, November 3, at 8/10.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 5Fair beach day | 2:00–5:00 pm8:00 am–12:00 pm | Use care · 3.1 ft | 77 °F | 6 |
| Thu 29 | 6Fair beach day | 12:00–5:00 pm | Use care · 3.4 ft | 77 °F | 5 |
| Fri 30 | 7Good beach day | 12:00–5:00 pm9:00–11:00 am | Calm · 2.3 ft | 77 °F | 6 |
| Sat 31 | 7Good beach day | 9:00 am–2:00 pm | Calm · 2.2 ft | 77 °F | 5 |
| Sun 1 | 5Fair beach day | 11:00 am–4:00 pm | Use care · 3.5 ft | 76 °F | 2 |
| Mon 2 | 5Fair beach day | 10:00 am–1:00 pm | Use care · 3.0 ft | 76 °F | — |
| Tue 3 | 8Good beach day | 1:00–6:00 pm | Calm · 2.2 ft | 76 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
2 good hours- Mostly sunny
- Feels like 86 °F: beach weather
- Onshore breeze (12 mph)
- UV 5 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen
- Water at 77 °F (warm)
- Swim with care: 3.1 ft waves every 13 s; moderate rip current risk
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Use care · 3.1 ft
3.1 ft waves every 13 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 77 °F
Warm: very pleasant.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 6 · SPF 50
Max UV 6 (high): SPF 50 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours.
- Wind 13 mph
Moderate onshore wind (13 mph).
- Tide & sand 7:59 am
Low tide at 7:59 am and 8:15 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 1:48 am and 2:12 pm. Coefficient 101 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.
The best window, 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm, brings sunshine, beach weather, little wind and water at 77 °F, though with some waves and a spring high tide. 8:00 am to 12:00 pm can also work, with beach weather, little wind, water at 77 °F and low tide at 7:59 am, though with fog 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 | 5 | Fog | 81 °F | 2 mph | 2.8 ft | 0 |
| 9:00 am | 6 | Overcast | 84 °F | 2 mph | 2.8 ft | 1 |
| 10:00 am | 5 | Overcast | 85 °F | 2 mph | 2.9 ft | 2 |
| 11:00 am | 5 | Overcast | 86 °F | 5 mph | 2.9 ft | 4 |
| 12:00 pm | 4 | Overcast | 87 °F | 5 mph | 3.0 ft | 6 |
| 1:00 pm | 4 | Partly cloudy | 86 °F | 8 mph | 3.0 ft | 6 |
| 2:00 pm | 5 | Partly cloudy | 86 °F | 7 mph | 3.0 ft | 5 |
| 3:00 pm | 6 | Clear sky | 85 °F | 9 mph | 3.1 ft | 3 |
| 4:00 pm | 6 | Partly cloudy | 83 °F | 12 mph | 3.1 ft | 2 |
| 5:00 pm | 4 | Partly cloudy | 82 °F | 13 mph | 3.3 ft | 1 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Los Cristianos
Map: OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles · © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Playa de Los Cristianos 0.1 mi · E
- Lifeguard
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Parking
Good water quality 2025 season, EEA
- Playa de Las Vistas 0.2 mi · NW
- Lifeguard
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Parking
Excellent water quality 2025 season, EEA
- Los Tarajales 0.5 mi · E
- Restrooms
- Parking
- Playa del Camison 0.7 mi · W
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Parking
Excellent water quality 2025 season, EEA
- Playa del Callao 0.9 mi · SE
- Parking
- Playa del Búnker 1.1 mi · NW
- Parking
- Playa de las Américas 1.2 mi · NW
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Parking
- Partial wheelchair access
Excellent water quality 2025 season, EEA
- Playa de la Arenita 2.0 mi · SE
- Lifeguard
- Restrooms
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 of 3, warmth 4 of 4, calm sea 0 of 1, water 1 of 1 and tide 0.3 of 1; minus waves 1 and high tide 0.7; short window: the rating keeps 95%.
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 Los Cristianos
Is it a beach day in Los Cristianos today?
A fair beach day: 5/10. Best from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm, with sunshine, beach weather, little wind and water at 77 °F, though with some waves and a spring high tide.
What are the swimming conditions in Los Cristianos today?
3.1 ft waves every 13 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 Los Cristianos?
About 77 °F today: warm. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in Los Cristianos today?
UV reaches 6 (high): SPF 50 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat.
When is low tide in Los Cristianos?
Today low tide is at 7:59 am and 8:15 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide is at 1:48 am and 2:12 pm. Coefficient 101 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Los Cristianos?
Tomorrow, Thursday, October 29: a fair beach day (6/10), best from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
What beaches are near Los Cristianos?
Playa de Los Cristianos (0.1 mi), Playa de Las Vistas (0.2 mi), Los Tarajales (0.5 mi), Playa del Camison (0.7 mi) and Playa del Callao (0.9 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 Los Cristianos 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 FES2022 (AVISO/CNES) and the sun from astronomy-engine. FES2022 Tide was produced by LEGOS, NOVELTIS and CLS, funded by CNES, and distributed by AVISO (https://doi.org/10.24400/527896/a01-2024.004), AVISO licence (https://www.aviso.altimetry.fr/fileadmin/documents/data/License_Aviso.pdf). Modified by TidePlanet: constants interpolated from the nearest model cells offshore; heights above mean sea level.