El Chanquete Surf Break

El Chanquete Surf Guide

Lat Long: 36.72° N 4.35° W

Issued: 7 am 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Chanquete sea temperature is
20.8° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

El Chanquete surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

El Chanquete break guidePhoto by: Antonio

El Chanquete Surf Guide

El Chanquete in Andalucia is an exposed beach and reef break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds blow from the north northeast. Windswells are much more typical than groudswells and the ideal wave angle is from the southeast. The beach break provides left and right handers. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Sometimes crowded. Watch out for rocks.

El Chanquete Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef2fairly consistent
20.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing El Chanquete:

The best conditions reported for surf at El Chanquete occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northeast.

Explore El Chanquete Location Map

Interactive El Chanquete surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to El Chanquete is Malaga Airport (AGP) in Spain, 14 km (9 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to El Chanquete is Granada Airport (GRX), also in Spain, 73 km (45 miles) away.

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El Chanquete Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 11 June 2026, 13:55 Local Time
Thursday 11
11AM2PM5PM8PM
Wave (m)
0.8
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.7
E
Period (s) 6 - 7 7
Wind (km/h)
5
15
15
10
Wind State cross-
on		 cross-
on		 cross-
on		 cross

What does El Chanquete look like?

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Credit: Antonio

    Tides at El Chanquete

    Current tide and informaton
    For Malaga, Spain, 6 km from El Chanquete.
    Next High Water: 01:09am | 0.64m
    Tidal range Clock
    Next Low Water: 06:19pm | 0.25m
    IS AT (local time)

    El Chanquete Sea Temperature

    Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feeling like 22.0 °C once we account for wind), and similar sea temperatures (20.8 °C). Wear boardshorts or a shorty, or better still a thin summer wetsuit to keep the UV off.

    Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.
    Current Temp*: 20.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite
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    Swell History at El Chanquete

    Surf stats for El Chanquete, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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    Wind History at El Chanquete

    Wind stats for El Chanquete, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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