Parque Santiago III
Aparthotel complex beside Playa de El Camisón, from studios to villas, each with an equipped kitchen and a terrace or balcony, and saltwater pools on site.
Tenerife, Spain
Las Américas, Tenerife
What it's actually like
Las Américas is the resort strip on Tenerife’s south coast, in the municipality of Arona. La Fitenia is a surf break in Playa de las Américas, with surf schools along the front and the bathing beach of Playa del Camisón just to the east.
NP7’s Tenerife guide lists it as a wave spot for windsurfers, experts only and best in a westerly, and rates the La Fitenia area highly for experts, though it is the epicentre of tourism. The Kite and Windsurfing Guide says the breaks of Playa de las Américas and Los Cristianos are usually left to surfers, and that La Fitenia, in front of the Parque Santiago III apartments, is the insider tip for riders.
Tenerife South airport is about 14 km away in a straight line, Surf-Forecast says, and about 20 km by road.
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When it's good
ECMWF IFS HRES 9 km forecast record, January 2017 to September 2026. The nearest model cell is 5.01 km from the beach and no weather station has checked it, so rideable days are not shown.
No weather station near enough to check these figures against.
Is it for you?
Level
Ripper
Megalooper
Downwinder
Water
Head-high
Head-high
Head-high
Launch
Booties on
Booties on
Booties on
Wetsuit
Shorty
Shorty
Shorty
Après
Goes off till sunrise
Goes off till sunrise
Goes off till sunrise
Cost
Not checked yet
Not checked yet
Not checked yet
Why these scores, with the sources
- Who’s it for: Experts only
- NP7 lists it as a wave spot for windsurfers, experts only, and warns of a strong current. Source: NP7, spot guide Tenerife, Sep 2026.
- Flat or waves: Waves
- An exposed reef break with a right and a left; NP7 puts the waves at one to three metres. Source: NP7, spot guide Tenerife, Sep 2026.
- Beach and launch: Rocks or reef at the launch
- The launch is as rocky as the reef, with sharp stones everywhere, worst at low tide. Source: The Kite and Windsurfing Guide, Canary Islands, Sep 2026.
- Wetsuit: Shorty or 3/2 (modelled)
- Sea about 23 °C in November, modelled. Source: WindChaser sea-temperature record (Open-Meteo marine model, daily since May 2025), Oct 2026.
- Bars and clubs mapped within 5 km (OpenStreetMap): Goes off, 191 mapped within 5 km
- 175 bars or pubs (16 nightclubs) and 441 restaurants within 5 km on OpenStreetMap. Source: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), bars, pubs, nightclubs and restaurants within 5 km of the spot centre, counted through Overpass, Oct 2026.
- Cost on the ground: Not checked yet
- No source checked yet, so no score.
Wind directionW to SWBest in a westerly, side-shore from the right; NP7 also marks the south-west as working. The usual trade wind is north-east.
Wind strengthWithheldThe nearest model cell is 5 km from the break and no weather station has checked it, so no strength is shown. The record also counts every direction.
Waves1 to 3 mNP7 gives waves of one to three metres at the break.
KitBring your ownNo windsurf hire found at Las Américas. TWS in El Médano, about 20 km east, hires windsurf kit.
Where to launch and what can hurt you
Conditions change. Check local rules and conditions before you ride.
- Launch
- Hazard
- Parking
- School
- Stay
- Webcam
- Approximate
Where to launch
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La Fitenia
A surf break in Playa de las Américas.
For windsurf. Directions: Google Maps · Apple Maps
What can hurt you
The numbers match the hazard pins on the map. All positions are approximate.
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Hazard 1: Expert water
Experts only: 1 to 3 m waves, strong current.
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Hazard 2: Surfers and swimmers
Crowded with surfers when it works.
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Hazard 3: A rocky launch
Rocky launch, sharp stones at low tide.
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Hazard 4: Bathing zones
Bathing zones: no sailing inside.
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Hazard 5: Emergencies
Emergencies: call 112.
Rules and safety
- No sailing or sail craft inside a buoyed bathing zone.
- Launch and land through the marked channels.
- Unbuoyed: 200 m off beaches, 50 m off other coast, at most 3 knots.
- Emergencies: 112.
Getting there
- Nearest airportTenerife South (TFS). About 20 km by road, about 19 minutes.
- On the groundWesterly days. No source gives the months a westerly reaches this coast, and the wind record is withheld here. Watch the forecast for a westerly.
- Getting aroundCar. No rider source describes parking. OpenStreetMap shows free public car parks and shopping-centre car parks within 500 metres.
Stay, learn and rent
Full details for every place are in the report.
Single Fin Surf School & Camp
Surf school that teaches at Playa de Las Américas, with its hostel in Las Galletas. Packs of two, four or seven nights in four-bed shared rooms come with surf lessons, a board and wetsuit, and breakfast.
Hostel Banana Surf House
Hostel in Los Cristianos with mixed shared rooms, a full kitchen and two terraces, which offers kayak and SUP trips at Palm-Mar.
TWS
Windsurf rental, coaching and gear sales on the beach at El Médano, about 20 km east.
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