Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.56° N 16.33° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
24.4°C
1.3° 

El Arenal surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at El Arenal today (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 4AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (23 Oct)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (23 Oct)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri night, min 21°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNW
11
1.2
NNW
11
1.3
NNW
11
1.3
NNW
12
1.6
NNW
14
1.6
NNW
14
1.6
NNW
13
1.5
NNW
13
1.4
NNW
13
1.4
NNW
13
1.4
NNW
13
1.4
NNW
13
1.4
NNW
12
1.4
NNW
12
1.2
NNW
12
1.2
NNW
12
1.9
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
0.9
NNW
15
1
NNW
14
1
NNW
14
1
NNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
290
331
408
422
988
947
867
755
653
643
633
614
585
557
405
368
371
392
363
336
419
449
437
390
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:04AM1.77m
12:12PM1.94m
00:39AM1.92m
12:48PM2.06m
1:14AM2.05m
1:26PM2.15m
Low Tide
6:03AM0.41m
6:28PM0.20m
6:40AM0.27m
7:02PM0.09m
7:16AM0.14m
7:37PM0.01m
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Temp °C
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
23
22
22
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
20
20
21
22
22
21
20
21
20
20
18
18
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
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