The sun is at a Canary Islands beach right now
The Canaries are big. The sun isn't everywhere. We tell you where it is.
Grey sky, rain, you lose all motivation for a swim (or as they say in some parts of the Canary Islands, a chuzo). Classic. But here the microclimates do their thing. While you stare at clouds, half an hour away the sun is blazing.
While you hesitate, someone else is already at the beach in the sun. Open PlaYa! and see it instantly: green pin, decision made. Five seconds.
Three steps to the sun
Open
You open PlaYa! and the map fills with colors. Each pin is a beach. The color tells you if it's worth it, instantly.
Slide
Move the slider and watch the colors change hour by hour. Find the exact moment the sun reaches your beach.
Go
Green pin = go. Nothing else to think about. Tap 'Get directions', Google Maps opens and off to the beach.
You can also tap any pin, set up an alert and PlaYa! will notify you when conditions match what you're looking for.
Tomorrow afternoon? Slide and find out.
Perfect for planning the weekend. Slide hour by hour through the next 48 hours and find the best time to go. The map pins change color as you move through time.
- Time bar with sunrise-to-sunset gradient
- Pins change color as you slide
- Real-time vs. forecast data indicator
- Active AEMET weather alert notifications
Tap a pin. Know everything.
Every beach has its full profile: weather conditions, waves, tides, AEMET water temperature, facilities and the nota de la PlaYa!. Your comfort index from 0 to 100, all in one place.
- Temperature, wind, clouds, rain and UV index
- Waves, period, direction and swell data
- Tides: high and low tide with AEMET schedules
- Air quality: alerts for calima (Saharan dust)
- Facilities: parking, showers, lifeguard, accessibility
We'll let you know when the sun shows up.
Set your minimum score or fine-tune the exact conditions you want: temperature, wind, waves, facilities. PlaYa! keeps watch and alerts you when any beach meets your criteria. So you don't have to keep checking.
- Alert by minimum score or weather filters
- Rain filter: only notifies if it's dry
- Beach filters: sand, parking, lifeguard and more
- Frequency: once, several times or always
One color. One decision.
Every beach has a score from 0 to 100 that combines temperature, wind, clouds, waves, rain and air quality. The pin color tells you everything. You don't even need to read numbers.
Stay home
There are better options
Worth the trip
Really good day
Drop everything and go
All eight Canary Islands. Every beach.
Switch islands with a tap. Real-time data at every beach across the archipelago, including La Graciosa.
I'm Marcos. I live in Tenerife.
Tired of losing weekends checking radars and switching between five weather apps. PlaYa! is the app I wanted to have: one screen, every beach, decision made in five seconds.
Three days, three beaches, zero doubts.
1pm. North overcast, south green. Twelve beaches scoring above 80. Best one: 94. PlaYa! shows it before you grab the keys.
Calima rolling into the south. PlaYa! warns you before you leave. You change plans, you save the morning.
Golden hour at Benijo. Set the alert and PlaYa! pings you when conditions match. You stop missing the good light.
Got questions?
Is PlaYa! free? Do I need to create an account?
Yes, PlaYa! is 100% free. No account, no subscription, no ads. Just download the app and start using it.
Which islands does PlaYa! cover? All of the Canary Islands?
Yes. PlaYa! covers all eight islands: Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, La Palma, La Gomera, El Hierro and La Graciosa. Over 200 beaches with real-time data.
What is the nota de la PlaYa! and how is it calculated?
It's a comfort index from 0 to 100 that combines temperature, wind, cloud cover, waves, rain and air quality (including Saharan dust / calima). The higher the score, the better the beach day. The pin color tells you instantly: green = perfect, amber = decent, grey = better to stay home.
What's the best beach in Tenerife today?
It changes every hour. PlaYa! analyzes real-time conditions at every beach and ranks them by their nota de la PlaYa!. Open the app, look at the map and the beach with the greenest pin is your answer.
Does PlaYa! have tide and wave data?
Yes. We show wave height, period, swell direction, tides (high and low tide with AEMET schedules) and water temperature. Beach-specific data, not generic island-wide numbers.
Is it better than a regular weather app?
With a regular weather app you end up checking town by town, beach by beach, trying to guess where the sun is. It's tedious and you almost never get it right. PlaYa! makes it easy: a map with all beaches at once, each one color-coded by real conditions. Plus it includes waves, tides, water temperature and facilities. Everything at a glance, no app-hopping.
Where does PlaYa! get its weather and wave data?
We use Open-Meteo for general weather and marine conditions, and AEMET for beach forecasts, tides, water temperature and official government weather alerts.
Does PlaYa! alert me when there's good weather at my beach?
Yes. Set an alert with your minimum score or fine-tune the exact conditions (temperature, wind, waves). PlaYa! keeps watch and notifies you when any beach meets your criteria.
Do I need an internet connection to use PlaYa!?
Yes. PlaYa! shows real-time conditions, so it needs a connection to refresh data every 15 minutes.
Don't let the sun catch you at home
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