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Arrieta surfForecast / Lanzarote / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 WETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Arrieta surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Arrieta sea temperature is
20.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Arrieta today?
The current surf forecast for Arrieta at 1AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 10). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Arrieta. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1778 | 1876 | 1915 | 2071 | 1977 | 1824 | 1885 | 1599 | 1623 | 1426 | 1326 | 1155 | 1137 | 865 | 803 | 663 | 874 | 923 | 1899 | 3690 | 6730 | 7512 | 17909 | 7401 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:56PM 1.88 | 6:15AM 2.11 | 7:01PM 1.79 | 7:20AM 1.99 | 8:09PM 1.77 | 8:27AM 1.91 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:46PM 0.68 | 12:45PM 0.60 | 12:52AM 0.78 | 1:52PM 0.67 | 2:06AM 0.83 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - |
| Sunset | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
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