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Arinaga surfForecast / Gran Canaria / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 15 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
20.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Arinaga today?
The current surf forecast for Arinaga at 12AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Arinaga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 432 | 358 | 246 | 202 | 96 | 138 | 120 | 168 | 217 | 306 | 504 | 1092 | 936 | 2877 | 2863 | 850 | 783 | 747 | 694 | 612 | 567 | 510 | 510 | 456 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:34PM 1.64 | 10:50AM 1.61 | 11:14PM 1.72 | 11:32AM 1.65 | 11:51PM 1.79 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:16PM 0.52 | 4:44AM 0.54 | 4:57PM 0.47 | 5:25AM 0.45 | 5:35PM 0.41 | 6:03AM 0.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 |
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