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El Arenal surfForecast / Tenerife / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 18 Mar 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
18.8° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Arenal today?

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 3PM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a North direction, 2.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)6ft (1.8m)17s
Afternoon (18 Mar)7ft (2.2m)16s
Evening (18 Mar)8ft (2.4m)14s

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

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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
!
!
!
!
0
!
!
0
!
!
!
3
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NNW
1.9
NNW
2.2
NW
2.2
NNW
2.4
NNW
3.5
NW
3
NW
4
NW
4.5
NW
4
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
2.2
NNW
2.1
NNW
Period(s) (?)171616151413111417161514141414141413131313131414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1878195122622198231336212498511010937689559345022654657786083724467936396545649803994350118791662
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
25
W
40
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
10
S
20
W
15
SW
10
SW
15
S
20
SW
40
WSW
20
SW
5
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		crossglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:07PM
2.07
1:18AM
2.27
1:41PM
2.15
1:53AM
2.30
2:16PM
2.17
2:30AM
2.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:59AM
0.03
7:06PM
0.09
7:31AM
-0.05
7:41PM
0.02
8:05AM
-0.07
8:17PM
0.01
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise7:11-------7:11-------7:09-------
Sunset---7:15-------7:15-------7:15----
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rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
heavy rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
11111-1111---119---------
Temp. °C171717151515161614161718181615171819202019191919
Feels °C (?)1213109101111118131315161312101519171918181716
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