Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.56° N 16.33° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
24.1°C
1.9° 

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 (13 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 12AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)--
Afternoon (13 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (13 Nov)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.6
NNW
11
1.6
NNW
11
1.6
NNW
11
1.6
NNW
10
1.4
NNW
10
1.4
NNW
10
1.3
NNW
10
1.3
NNW
10
1.2
NNW
10
1.3
NNW
10
1.3
NNW
11
1.2
NNW
11
1.2
NNW
10
1.2
NNW
10
1.1
N
10
1.1
N
11
1
N
11
1.1
N
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1308
1028
735
625
560
560
540
500
402
394
318
318
269
301
359
343
312
300
250
275
233
281
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:50PM1.72m
3:04AM1.84m
3:27PM1.62m
3:42AM1.75m
4:08PM1.51m
4:27AM1.66m
Low Tide
8:45PM0.40m
9:18AM0.40m
9:20PM0.50m
10:00AM0.51m
10:00PM0.60m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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7:26
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Temp °C
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
21
21
20
21
20
21
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
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