What changes on Wednesday for visitors to Lanzarote?
An orange wind warning applies to Lanzarote and La Graciosa on Wednesday 11 November, from 06:00 to 21:00. The forecast puts gusts at up to 90 km/h, with a probability of 40 to 70%.
The warning covers both islands, but the north and north-west of Lanzarote will be hit hardest. Around Famara, gusts may top 80 km/h, according to Enrique Espinosa’s forecast.
The 90 km/h figure is the maximum for Lanzarote and La Graciosa, and the bulletin gives no separate figures for the south. Anyone holidaying there should still take the warning seriously, especially for trips out and boat crossings.
Rain joins the wind from 15:00. A yellow rain warning for both islands runs until 00:00 on Thursday 12 November, with up to 15 millimetres in an hour expected, and up to 25 millimetres in Yaiza.
Will the ferries to La Graciosa and Corralejo run?
The link between Órzola and La Graciosa may be cut on Wednesday. The wind would make it harder for boats to enter and leave the harbours at Órzola and La Graciosa.
For now, that is a forecast, not a cancellation. No timetables or statements from the ferry companies are available, and the bulletin names no operator.
The Playa Blanca to Corralejo route, which links Lanzarote with Fuerteventura, could also be hit. A yellow coastal warning applies from 12:00 to 21:00 on Wednesday, with south-westerly winds of 50 to 61 km/h, force 7.
Strong wind or swell has cancelled sailings to La Graciosa before. On earlier occasions the operators Líneas Romero and Biosfera Express sometimes did not sail, or ran a reduced service, but nothing is confirmed for this Wednesday.
Who issues the warnings and what else applies?
The yellow, orange and red colour warnings come from AEMET, the state weather service. Orange means a considerable risk, although the bulletin on Lanzarote does not name the issuing body.
The Canary Islands civil protection alert levels are separate. According to a 112 Canarias notice dated 9 November, the Dirección General de Emergencias of the Gobierno de Canarias (the regional government) declares a wind alert level for the whole archipelago from 18:00 on Tuesday 10 November.
The basis is the emergency plan PEFMA (Plan Específico de Emergencias de Canarias por Riesgos de Fenómenos Meteorológicos Adversos). The authority can raise the level if the wind demands it.
The notice links the situation to a south-westerly wind from the storm “Charles”. On 10 and 11 November it expects gusts from 90 km/h, up to about 110 km/h on several islands, and on La Palma and Tenerife gusts above 120 km/h on 11 November cannot be ruled out.
How unusual is an orange wind warning on Lanzarote?
In April 2024, AEMET put Lanzarote, La Gomera and the north and south of Gran Canaria on orange. The warning applied from midnight on the night of Monday to Tuesday 9 April, while the other islands stayed on yellow.
In December 2024, the Consorcio de Emergencias (emergency consortium) measured gusts of 90 km/h in Famara and on La Graciosa. AEMET had issued only yellow then, and firefighters cleared pergolas and fences that the wind had shifted in Yaiza and on La Graciosa.
On 27 February 2026, orange applied to Tenerife, Gran Canaria, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro. Lanzarote and Fuerteventura stayed on yellow, with gusts of 70 to 80 km/h.
Orange wind warnings are rarer on Lanzarote than yellow ones, and April 2024 is one clear precedent. No full count is available, so no trend can be put into numbers.
What should visitors and residents do now?
If you plan to go to La Graciosa on Wednesday, or from Playa Blanca to Corralejo, ask the operator beforehand. No official cancellations had been announced by Tuesday, but the situation can change by morning.
AEMET shows the current wording of the warnings for the Canary Islands, and the 112 Canarias emergency service publishes safety advice. Its text for this week is not available.
In a similar situation in February 2026, the authorities urged extra caution. Hikers were told to avoid mountain ridges, and everyone to avoid breakwaters and exposed coastal areas.
Loose items on terraces are a risk, as December 2024 showed with its shifted pergolas. Nothing has been published on schools, events, road closures or measures by the Cabildo (island government) for this Wednesday, nor on costs or insurance for wind damage.
The orange wind warning ends at 21:00 on 11 November, and the rain warning at 00:00 on 12 November. Whether the authorities raise the levels during the day depends on the wind.