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Arinaga surfForecast / Gran Canaria / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 WETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Arinaga surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Arinaga sea temperature is
21.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Arinaga today?
The current surf forecast for Arinaga at 11AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Arinaga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1360 | 1360 | 883 | 1161 | 1179 | 1059 | 989 | 823 | 713 | 590 | 581 | 269 | 356 | 617 | 1178 | 2311 | 4676 | 5204 | 5680 | 5664 | 5049 | 14117 | 16404 | 3809 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:49AM 1.77 | 6:38PM 1.46 | 6:54AM 1.66 | 7:47PM 1.45 | 8:01AM 1.59 | 8:52PM 1.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:24PM 0.49 | 12:27AM 0.67 | 1:31PM 0.55 | 1:42AM 0.71 | 2:34PM 0.57 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
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