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The Puerto Deportivo Radazul is located on the east coast of Tenerife in the municipality of El Rosario, around 10 kilometres southwest of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Here you can read how to get from the airports to the harbour, where to park and shop, what wind to expect, which sailing destinations lie off the east coast and what skippers should know when entering.
The essentials at a glance
- Tenerife North Airport is around 16 kilometres away, Tenerife South Airport around 50 to 55 kilometres via the TF-1 motorway.
- The harbour is small and manageable: around 200 berths for boats up to 20 metres, right next to it the local beach with black sand.
- There is a car park at the harbour, a supermarket about 230 metres away, and bus routes 138 and 139 connect Radazul with Santa Cruz bus station.
- The prevailing wind is the trade wind from the northeast. It accelerates in the channel between Tenerife and Gran Canaria, and in summer it blows particularly steadily.
- You can reach Santa Cruz with a short leg of around 6 nautical miles, Las Palmas on Gran Canaria with a long day's sail across the channel.
Where is the Puerto Deportivo Radazul located?
The Puerto Deportivo Radazul is located at Punta de Guadamojete in the coastal town of Radazul, which belongs to the municipality of El Rosario. The harbour is directly adjacent to Playa de Radazul, and restaurants and cafés line the quay wall. The design and orientation provide good protection for the harbour basin from the wind.
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More InformationTo the north along the coast lies Santa Cruz de Tenerife with its commercial harbour and two marinas, to the south the pilgrimage site of Candelaria. Inland the terrain rises steeply, and above the coast runs the TF-1 motorway.
Arriving for the trip start at Puerto Deportivo Radazul
Both airports on the island are options for arrival, with the north airport considerably closer. You can most easily cover the final leg by taxi or hire car.
From Tenerife North or South Airport to Radazul
Tenerife North Airport is near La Laguna, around 16 kilometres from the harbour. By taxi or hire car you drive via the motorways towards Santa Cruz and continue on the TF-1 southbound to Radazul.
If you land at Tenerife South Airport, it is around 50 to 55 kilometres north on the TF-1, taking 40 to 55 minutes by car depending on traffic. Tell the taxi driver "Puerto Deportivo Radazul, El Rosario" as your destination.
From the North Airport, take bus route 20 to Santa Cruz bus station (Intercambiador). The journey takes about 20 minutes, with a bus roughly every 25 minutes during the day. From the South Airport, route 10 takes about 55 minutes, with a bus roughly every 40 minutes. At the bus station, change to route 138 or 139 for Radazul (as things stand, November 2026).
By car or bus
By car you reach El Rosario via the southern motorway TF-1 and the northern motorway TF-2. Radazul lies on the TF-1 between Santa Cruz and Candelaria.
The island buses are called guaguas in the Canary Islands and run under the name TITSA on Tenerife. The circular routes 138 and 139 run to Radazul from Santa Cruz bus station (Intercambiador), and one loop takes 30 to 35 minutes. On weekdays, only a few services marked in the timetable, in the morning and evening, go all the way down to Radazul Bajo at the harbour; the others run along the upper road via Radazul Alto and Tabaiba. At weekends and on public holidays, each route runs five times a day (as things stand, November 2026).
Parking
The harbour has its own private car park around 115 metres from the harbour basin. There are also many other parking spaces around Playa de Radazul.
Arrived early: beach and cafés at the harbour
If you arrive before the trip starts, you do not need to go far. The restaurants and cafés are right on the quay wall, and Playa de Radazul is immediately adjacent to the harbour. You can also reach the beach barrier-free via the harbour promenade.
Showers and sanitary facilities
The harbour has showers and toilet facilities.
Shopping for the trip
The nearest supermarket is a SuperDino, around 230 metres or a few minutes' walk from the harbour. Even closer, around 160 metres away, is the small shop Multitiendas La Monedita.
For a big shop you can drive to the Lidl in El Chorrillo on the Carretera General del Sur, around 2.3 kilometres north of the harbour. A Mercadona is around 3.6 kilometres away.
You can get fresh produce at the Mercado de Nuestra Señora de África in Santa Cruz. In the market hall dating from the 1940s more than 200 traders work, in the modern annexe customers can park free of charge, and it is also open on Sundays. The market hall is around 10 kilometres northeast; by car or taxi you drive via the TF-1.
Doctor, pharmacy and emergency services
The Farmacia Radazul Bajo is only around 125 metres from the harbour. There is a health centre around 1.2 kilometres away above the harbour in Radazul Alto. The nearest large public hospital is the Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria on the Carretera del Rosario in Santa Cruz. Which pharmacy is on emergency duty at night and at weekends is shown on the duty pharmacy search of the Tenerife Pharmacists' Association.
- 112: free emergency number for all emergencies, round the clock, also in English and German
- VHF channel 16: distress call at sea. Sea rescue is coordinated by Salvamento Marítimo, one of its two centres in the Canary Islands being in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
What does the Puerto Deportivo Radazul offer?
Puerto Deportivo Radazul is a small harbour with floating pontoons, a fuel station, a travel lift and 24-hour security. The key details (as of November 2026):
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Location | Avenida Colón s/n, Radazul Bajo, 38109 El Rosario, Tenerife |
| Position (approximate) | 28° 24,0′ N, 016° 19,4′ W |
| Berths | around 200 on 700 m of floating pontoons and 360 m of quay wall |
| Boat length | up to 20 m |
| Water depth | around 4 m at low water, around 6 m at high water |
| VHF | Channel 09 |
| Phone | +34 922 68 09 33 |
| Office | Mon–Fri 9am–4.30pm, Sat 10.30am–1pm |
| Wache | around the clock |
| Distances | Santa Cruz approx. 10 km, North Airport approx. 16 km, South Airport approx. 50–55 km |
Equipment
Electricity and drinking water are available at the floating pontoons, and the harbour also has Wi-Fi. The fuel station sells diesel and petrol, and the harbour also sells ice. For craning and slipping, the harbour has two travel lifts (28 and 60 tonnes), a fixed 2-tonne crane and a slipway 6 metres wide, so most leisure boats can be lifted out. The boatyard is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 2pm and from 3pm to 6pm (as of November 2026) and carries out hull cleaning, painting and antifouling. Workshops handle engine and mechanical work. There are several diving schools in the vicinity of the harbour.
What's the weather like in Radazul for sailing?
All year round the weather is dominated by the north-easterly trade winds; in summer they blow particularly steadily. Between Tenerife and Gran Canaria the wind is funnelled through the channel between the Anaga mountains and Agaete and becomes noticeably stronger there, even when it's only light offshore. Conditions with winds from south-west to west are much rarer, occurring on fewer than around 30 days a year.
The Spanish meteorological service AEMET issues a yellow coastal phenomena warning from force 7 on the coast; this happens especially in the channel to Gran Canaria when the trade wind is strong. Unlike in the Mediterranean, there are noticeable tides; the tidal range on the Tenerife coast is between 1 and 3 metres.
Which sailing destinations can you reach from Radazul?
From Radazul, Santa Cruz lies a short hop away; the harbours in the south of the island and the neighbouring islands of Gran Canaria and La Gomera can be reached in long day passages. The distances are rounded water distances on the usual course; for exact planning the chart applies.
| Destination | Distance | Route |
|---|---|---|
| Marina Santa Cruz (city centre) | around 6 nm | along the east coast north-eastwards |
| Marina Tenerife (Santa Cruz) | about 9 nm | along the east coast north-eastwards, past the commercial harbour |
| Marina San Miguel | about 31 nm | along the east coast southwards, round El Médano |
| Las Galletas | around 33 nm | along the east coast southwards, past Montaña Amarilla |
| Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | around 55 nm | across the channel eastwards, along the north coast of Gran Canaria round La Isleta |
| San Sebastián de La Gomera | around 57 nm | along the east coast southwards, round Punta de Rasca, then across the channel to La Gomera |
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
There are two marinas in the island capital. Marina Santa Cruz lies right in front of the city centre next to the commercial harbour. Marina Tenerife further north-east has around 220 berths on nine pontoons for boats up to 16 metres, including visitor berths.
On the south coast of Tenerife
Right in the south, around 30 nautical miles over water from Radazul, lie Marina San Miguel and, only around 2 nautical miles further west, Las Galletas. How to berth there is described in the profile of the Marina San Miguel.
To Gran Canaria and La Gomera
The channel to Gran Canaria is open water where the trade wind often blows stronger than at the coast. Everything about Gran Canaria's largest harbour is in the profile of the Las Palmas harbour. La Gomera lies on the other side of Tenerife; from Radazul it's a long day right round the southern tip.
What can you do on a harbour day in Radazul?
Beach and promenade are right by the harbour; for Candelaria and the old town of La Laguna you drive a few kilometres. The distances are straight-line distances from the harbour.
Symbolic image
Playa de Radazul
The local beach is around 250 metres long and has black sand. The water is usually clear and calm, good for swimming and snorkelling. There are showers, changing rooms and a playground; lifeguards do not watch here. The restaurants on the harbour promenade are just behind it.
Coast of El Rosario
The municipality's coastline is only around 4.5 kilometres long. The promenade at La Nea has gardens and a beach bar; other bathing spots are Playa de Tabaiba and Playa del Moro. Diving trips along the coast also depart from Radazul.
Basílica de Candelaria
Around 7 kilometres to the south, in Candelaria, the basilica of the Canary Islands' patron saint stands right by the sea. In the square in front of it stand nine large bronze statues of the Guanche kings, the island's rulers before the Spanish conquest.
La Laguna
The old town of La Laguna, around 10 kilometres to the north, has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999. Its 15th-century street layout has survived almost unchanged.
For skippers: Berthing and weather at Puerto Deportivo Radazul
Call Puerto Deportivo Radazul before entering, on VHF channel 09 or by telephone on +34 922 68 09 33. Channel 16 is the distress and calling channel; use channel 09 for the harbour itself. The harbour's Marinería can be reached around the clock on +34 639 48 83 52.
Registration and Berthing
After your radio call, the harbour will help you berth. Under the harbour regulations, visiting boats first moor at the waiting pontoon. Once the office is open, you register your boat there with its details and your planned length of stay, and you are assigned your berth. The office is staffed Monday to Friday from 9am to 4.30pm and on Saturdays from 10.30am to 1pm (as of November 2026). You give notice of your departure time within the 24 hours before leaving and pay the berthing fees at the same time. The berths are on floating pontoons and along the quay wall, with electricity and water available at the pontoons.
Approach
The harbour entrance is very narrow, so you enter slowly. The water in the entrance is around 16 metres deep, and around 4 metres in the harbour basin at low water. Inside the marina you lie well sheltered.
Harbour rules
The harbour regulations of Puerto Deportivo Radazul limit speed in the harbour to 2 knots. Before you cast off from your berth, and when you approach the entrance, call the harbour on VHF so that traffic in the basin and the entrance can be coordinated. Anchoring, fishing and swimming are prohibited in the harbour basin and the entrance.
Which sea weather forecast applies to the east coast of Tenerife?
The authoritative source is the marine weather forecast from the Spanish meteorological service AEMET. You can receive it via the VHF marine radio service of the sea rescue service Salvamento Marítimo and on the AEMET sea weather page.
The coastal forecast extends to 20 nautical miles offshore. Tenerife and La Gomera form a single area within it; the channel between Anaga and Agaete has its own forecast area. For longer passages the NAVTEX station Las Palmas broadcasts offshore reports and warnings in English on 518 kHz and in Spanish on 490 kHz.
Trips from Radazul on Törnfinder
All current offers are in the trip overview. Trips throughout the archipelago can be found under Sailing in the Canary Islands, further sailing areas under Sailing in Spain.
Frequently asked questions
Which airport is closest to Puerto Deportivo Radazul?
Tenerife North Airport near La Laguna, around 16 kilometres away. From Tenerife South Airport it is around 50 to 55 kilometres via the TF-1.
Where do I park at the start of a trip in Radazul?
In the marina's private car park around 115 metres from the harbour basin, or in the spaces around Playa de Radazul immediately next door.
Are there showers at Puerto Deportivo Radazul?
Yes, the marina has showers and toilet facilities.
Is there a supermarket near Puerto Deportivo Radazul?
Yes, a SuperDino lies around 230 metres from the marina. For a large shop you drive to the Lidl in El Chorrillo, around 2.3 kilometres away.
How far is it from Radazul to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria?
Around 55 nautical miles by water, a long day's passage across the channel between Tenerife and Gran Canaria, where the trade wind often blows strongly.
On which VHF channel can Puerto Deportivo Radazul be reached?
On channel 09. You call up on this before entering; alternatively you make fast at the waiting pontoon.
Can you refuel at Puerto Deportivo Radazul?
Yes, the fuel berth in the marina has diesel and petrol.
