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El Arenal surfForecast / Tenerife / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 WESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
El Arenal surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
20.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at El Arenal today?
The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 3AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at El Arenal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 14 | |
77 | 73 | 72 | 49 | 52 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 86 | 80 | 68 | 74 | 86 | 106 | 74 | 71 | 90 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 98 | 85 | 103 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:17PM1.81m | 4:39AM1.60m | 4:56PM1.72m | 5:21AM1.49m | 5:43PM1.63m | 6:15AM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31PM0.43m | 10:34AM0.52m | 11:13PM0.54m | 11:15AM0.62m | 00:05AM0.64m | 12:08PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — |
 | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | ENE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 6 | N 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
 kJ | 77 | 73 | 72 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 86 | 80 | 68 | 47 | 86 | 106 | 74 | 25 | 90 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 98 | 78 | 60 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 8 | N 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | N 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | NW 16 | WNW 15 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 48 | 43 | 41 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 74 | 14 | 35 | 34 | 68 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 62 | 85 | 103 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | WNW 9 | SW 14 | S 14 | SW 13 | N 10 | N 10 | W 8 | W 8 | N 9 | NNE 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 19 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | ENE 6 | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 18 | 21 | 24 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 58 | 47 | 47 | 67 | 60 | 60 | — | 49 | — | — | 71 | 50 | — | — | — | 7 | 10 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 204 | 0 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 32 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
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