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El Arenal surfForecast / Tenerife / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 15 Jan 2026 WET
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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
19.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at El Arenal today?

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 6PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (15 Jan)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (15 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)20s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
N
1.8
N
1.8
N
1.8
N
1.3
NNW
1.6
NW
1.9
NW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
2.2
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
2
NW
1.9
NW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
Period(s) (?)111312122018181616151414141313161616161615141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)713104190087013071660210122142242208319561641142212662067377739514606516356205403491849604446
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
30
NNE
20
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		oncross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:31AM
1.55
11:51PM
1.72
12:13PM
1.65
12:29AM
1.83
12:50PM
1.73
1:05AM
1.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:33PM
0.54
6:06AM
0.46
6:13PM
0.44
6:44AM
0.36
6:49PM
0.35
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise7:58-------7:58-------7:58-------
Sunset---6:30-------6:30-------6:30----
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------1---------1-
Temp. °C171717161615151616171717171717171717161616161616
Feels °C (?)131314131212131514151514121314131412121312121211
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