El Arenal surfForecast / Tenerife / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 WEST
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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
20.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at El Arenal today?

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 1AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (03 May)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (03 May)3ft (0.9m)11s

Table - waves today at El Arenal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.3
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1
NW
12
1
NW
12
0.9
NW
12
0.9
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.5
NNW
11
0.7
WNW
9
0.5
NNW
11
0.5
NNW
10
0.5
NNW
10
0.6
WNW
8
0.4
NNW
10
0.5
NNW
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
600
535
519
471
361
355
268
268
195
176
140
119
66
66
65
63
58
45
38
56
50
49
47
36
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:39PM2.00m
2:56AM1.89m
3:10PM1.96m
3:29AM1.80m
3:42PM1.89m
4:03AM1.71m
Low Tide
8:46PM0.21m
8:55AM0.26m
9:19PM0.26m
9:26AM0.33m
9:54PM0.33m
9:59AM0.42m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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7:22
7:22
7:20
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8:39
8:40
8:42
8:42
Temp °C
18
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
19
17
19
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
18
17
16
17
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.3
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1
NW
12
1
NW
12
0.9
NW
12
0.9
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.5
NNW
11
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
8
Energy kJ
600
535
519
471
361
355
268
268
195
176
140
119
66
65
53
50
48
45
29
29
50
49
47
36
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
NNW
11
0.5
NNW
11
0.5
NNW
10
0.5
NNW
10
0.4
NNW
10
0.4
NNW
10
0.5
NNW
10
0.5
W
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
Energy kJ
34
33
22
26
24
24
27
26
26
15
15
14
45
66
65
63
58
39
38
56
28
18
18
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
N
10
0.2
N
9
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
W
10
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
S
17
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
9
0.2
WNW
9
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
18
16
7
3
2
2
2
17
13
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
3
7
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
ENE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
1
ENE
6
Energy kJ
2
2
3
2
3
4
6
4
3
3
3
5
8
12
15
17
23
26
36
48
58
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
20
0
0
0
0
0
63
62
63
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Tenerife
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Africa)
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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