Today's best beaches: Tenerife North

North-coast black-sand beach below Mesa del Mar, reached by tunnel and backed by parking, toilets, and calm-family beach context from official sources.

Sheltered black-sand urban bay in Icod de los Vinos, with accessible access, showers, toilets, food terraces, small parking, and a calmer family-oriented setting for the north coast.

Urban black-sand beach in Radazul with a promenade, parking, bus access, toilets, showers and a seasonal municipal rescue-service baseline.

Sheltered Radazul bathing area with two small black-sand coves, breakwater access, clear-water snorkel appeal, parking, bus access, and marina-side services.

Small traditional Puerto de la Cruz bathing area with black sand, pebbles, volcanic rocks, and natural pools beside Paseo de San Telmo.

Black-sand Puerto de la Cruz beach complex with gardens, promenade access, family services, and three connected bathing sectors.

Semi-urban black-sand and callaos beach below the Martiánez cliff, with promenade access, nearby food, and a surf-oriented north-coast feel.

A four-pool lava charco below Santa Catalina in La Guancha, best approached by the signed road, parking area, and stair access when the sea is settled.

Accessible seawater natural pool on the Punta del Hidalgo lava-rock seafront, with Atlantic views, services nearby, and swimming that still depends on sea conditions.

Family-friendly Bajamar natural-pool complex with two large seawater pools, a small children’s pool, a protected sandy pocket, and urban services close by.

Quiet Tejina-coast natural pool with rocky bathing edges, adapted access, a freshwater shower, and a conservative Atlantic-coast safety baseline.

Shallow volcanic charco on the Los Silos side of La Caleta de Interián, with ramp access and swimming best kept to clearly calm sea conditions.

Small sheltered gravel-and-dark-sand beach by Garachico old harbour, with easy access, parking, bus access, showers, adapted facilities, and the historic town a short walk away.

Small black-sand, gravel, and pebble beach in the El Pris fishing village, with parking, local bus access, nearby restaurants, and strong-wave caution for the open shore.

A volcanic natural pool below San Juan de la Rambla, best for a scenic dip when the sea is settled and the stair access feels comfortable.