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View of Playa de los Guios beside the Los Gigantes cliffs.

Playa Los Guíos

  1. Los Gigantes
  2. › Santiago del Teide
  3. › Tenerife
  4. › Spain

A wild black-sand beach for scenery and a harder-access feel. Good for couples and scenic walks.

Get there

Weather now

Cloudy

22°C

22-25°today

AirAQI 31Fair
SunUV 2Low
8km/h WindLight breeze
1.1mWavesMedium waves
24°CWaterComfortable

Updated18:49

Good for a beach walk Light breeze and pleasant beach weather. Today: Cloudy · light cooling breeze · Check before swimming Best today 17:00-19:00 lower UV and light wind Updated: 18:49

Hourly forecast

18:00

22°

AQI 31

UV 2

8

19:00

22°

AQI 30

UV 1

3

20:00

21°

AQI 28

UV 0

4

21:00

21°

AQI 26

UV 0

3

22:00

21°

AQI 24

UV 0

1

23:00

21°

AQI 24

UV 0

2

Tomorrow

00:00

20°

AQI 23

UV 0

1

01:00

20°

AQI 23

UV 0

3

02:00

20°

AQI 23

UV 0

3

03:00

20°

AQI 24

UV 0

2

04:00

20°

AQI 23

UV 0

4

05:00

21°

AQI 22

UV 0

2

06:00

21°

AQI 20

UV 0

4

07:00

21°

AQI 19

UV 0

1

08:00

21°

AQI 19

UV 0

2

09:00

21°

AQI 20

UV 0

2

10:00

22°

AQI 21

UV 1

3

11:00

23°

AQI 22

UV 3

3

Sea & tide detailsTide rising until 23:00 high tide · medium wavesShowHide

Tide trend from a marine forecast, not for navigation.

23:00high tide0.3 m
05:00low tide-0.6 m
11:00high tide0.5 m
17:00low tide-0.8 m

Waves

1.1 m

Medium waves

Water temp.

24°C

Comfortable

Eat nearby

Restaurants, cafes, and beach clubs close to the sand.

Sushi rolls, pizza frita, fresh pasta, green curry, and Mediterranean plates on a sunny table Restaurant Mijia Restaurante Restaurant · Los Gigantes · 0.3 km · 5 min   Fine dining tasting-menu plates with seafood and vegetables Restaurant Aqua Restaurant Restaurant · Los Gigantes · 0.5 km · 5 min   Canarian fish, calamari and tapas beside the Puerto de Santiago coast Restaurant Restaurante Plaza Restaurant · Puerto de Santiago · 1.4 km · 20 min   Spanish tapas and seafood plates on a terrace table Restaurant Tapas Y Mas Tapas Restaurant · Playa de la Arena · 1.9 km · 25 min   Spanish tapas and seafood plates on a terrace table Restaurant Restaurante Blue Martini Restaurant · Playa de la Arena · 2 km · 25 min   Mediterranean seafood, pasta, and grilled plates on a terrace table Restaurant El Rincón de la Barriga Restaurant · Alcalá · 5.1 km · 5 min   Italian seafood and pasta plates on a sunny Tenerife terrace Restaurant Restaurante Saúco Restaurant · Alcalá · 5.2 km · 5 min  
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Good to know

Best for

Couples, view-seeking walkers, and comfort-focused visitors

Beach type

Black-sand beach, generally calm water

Size

180 m by 20 m

Beach webcam

Santiago del Teide - Los Gigantes

On this beach

Preview image for Santiago del Teide - Los GigantesPreview image unavailableOpen live webcam

Getting there

Los Guios beach access

Allow extra time to get there. Arrive through Los Gigantes and walk down to the small beach by the marina.

Navigate to entrance

Transport

Los Gigantes marina parking

Nearby

3-6 min walk · 300 m · mixed cost · moderate

Best target for beach and marina access.

Check whether the space is public, paid, or marina-controlled before leaving the car.

Google Maps ·Waze

Los Gigantes marina streets

5-9 min walk · 450 m · hard

Use signed public bays and avoid marina service access.

Google Maps ·Waze

Parking note

Leave time for the downhill walk and the climb back after the beach.

Los Gigantes

Available

8-14 min walk · 750 m · Routes: 325, 462, 473, 477

TITSA stops in Los Gigantes are useful, but the last part to the beach is downhill on foot.

Navigate:Transit directions

Taxi / drop-off

Nearby

Short walk to the beach

Los Guios beach access

Ask to be dropped near the promenade access.

Navigate:Google Maps

Things to do nearby

Free stops for walks, views, and island culture.

Illustrative PlayaGo experience scene for Archipenque viewpoint; not an exact route or safety condition image. Viewpoint Archipenque viewpoint Viewpoint · Santiago del Teide · 0.4 km Free Illustrative PlayaGo experience scene for Los Gigantes cliff and town walk; not an exact route or safety condition image. Coastal walk Los Gigantes cliff and town walk Coastal walk · Santiago del Teide · 0.6 km Free Illustrative PlayaGo experience scene for PR TF 65 Santiago del Teide - Puerto Santiago; not an exact route or safety condition image. Coastal walk PR TF 65 Santiago del Teide - Puerto Santiago Coastal walk · Santiago del Teide · 3 km Free with reservation Illustrative PlayaGo experience scene for Alcala coastal village walk; not an exact route or safety condition image. Coastal walk Alcala coastal village walk Coastal walk · Guia de Isora · 5.4 km Free Illustrative PlayaGo experience scene for Los Poleos viewpoint; not an exact route or safety condition image. Viewpoint Los Poleos viewpoint Viewpoint · Santiago del Teide · 5.6 km Free Illustrative PlayaGo experience scene for Valle Santiago viewpoint; not an exact route or safety condition image. Viewpoint Valle Santiago viewpoint Viewpoint · Santiago del Teide · 5.6 km Free Illustrative PlayaGo experience scene for Masca village viewpoint context; not an exact route or safety condition image. Historic walk Masca village viewpoint context Historic walk · Buenavista del Norte · 6.6 km Free
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Facilities

Services, food, rentals, and waste bins

Toilets

No data

Showers

No data

Food nearby

Nearby

Waste bins

Available

Safety & access

Lifeguard, access, mobility, and water quality

Lifeguard

No data

Accessibility

Unavailable

Mobility support

No data

Water quality

Excellent

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Beach guidance sources 10 sources

Weather, marine, bathing-water, and geographic sources support this beach guidance; place services support food, activities, and navigation.

OpenStreetMap Cabildo de Tenerife / TITSA GTFS SkylineWebcams AEMET Open-Meteo SCS / Gobierno de Canarias IDECanarias / GRAFCAN Windy.com Mapbox Google Maps
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Credits for beach and nearby food images in this PlayaGo detail.

  • Beach photo 1 At Los Gigantes 2022 012.jpg by Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). CC BY-SA 4.0 Change note: Modified by PlayaGo from the original image. At Los Gigantes 2022 012.jpg by Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
  • Beach photo 2 At Los Gigantes 2022 012.jpg by Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). CC BY-SA 4.0 At Los Gigantes 2022 012.jpg by Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
  • Beach photo 3 Los gigantes 2.JPG by X3m CC BY-SA 3.0 Los gigantes 2.JPG by X3m, CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)
  • Beach photo 4 A0345 Tenerife, Los Gigantes aerial view.jpg by Wouter Hagens CC BY-SA 4.0 A0345 Tenerife, Los Gigantes aerial view.jpg by Wouter Hagens, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
  • Restaurant image: Mijia Restaurante Sushi, pizza frita, pasta, and green curry by PlayaGo AI-generated PlayaGo editorial asset AI-generated representative food image for PlayaGo
  • Restaurant image: Aqua Restaurant Fine dining tasting menu plates by PlayaGo AI-generated PlayaGo editorial asset AI-generated representative food image for PlayaGo
  • Restaurant image: Restaurante Plaza Canarian fish and tapas by PlayaGo AI-generated PlayaGo editorial asset AI-generated representative food image for PlayaGo
  • Restaurant image: Tapas Y Mas Tapas Tapas and seafood plates by PlayaGo AI-generated PlayaGo editorial asset AI-generated representative food image for PlayaGo
  • Restaurant image: Restaurante Blue Martini Tapas and seafood plates by PlayaGo AI-generated PlayaGo editorial asset AI-generated representative food image for PlayaGo
  • Restaurant image: El Rincón de la Barriga Mediterranean seafood, pasta, and grilled plates by PlayaGo AI-generated PlayaGo editorial asset AI-generated representative food image for PlayaGo
  • Restaurant image: Restaurante Saúco Italian seafood and pasta by PlayaGo AI-generated PlayaGo editorial asset AI-generated representative food image for PlayaGo
  • Experience image Archipenque viewpoint illustrative PlayaGo experience image by PlayaGo AI-generated PlayaGo editorial asset AI-generated PlayaGo editorial asset
  • Experience image Los Gigantes cliff and town walk illustrative PlayaGo experience image by PlayaGo AI-generated PlayaGo editorial asset AI-generated illustrative PlayaGo image
  • Experience image PR TF 65 Santiago del Teide - Puerto Santiago illustrative PlayaGo experience image by PlayaGo AI-generated PlayaGo editorial asset AI-generated illustrative PlayaGo image
  • Experience image Alcala coastal village walk illustrative PlayaGo experience image by PlayaGo AI-generated PlayaGo editorial asset AI-generated illustrative PlayaGo image
  • Experience image Los Poleos viewpoint illustrative PlayaGo experience image by PlayaGo AI-generated PlayaGo editorial asset AI-generated illustrative PlayaGo image
  • Experience image Valle Santiago viewpoint illustrative PlayaGo experience image by PlayaGo AI-generated PlayaGo editorial asset AI-generated illustrative PlayaGo image
  • Experience image Masca village viewpoint context illustrative PlayaGo experience image by PlayaGo AI-generated PlayaGo editorial asset AI-generated illustrative PlayaGo image

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