Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.56° N 16.33° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
24.7°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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 6AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (11 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (11 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat night, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NNE
9
1.6
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
413
358
315
256
211
167
163
159
123
97
94
94
91
91
99
91
93
88
86
87
124
150
139
152
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:16AM2.10m
2:30PM2.13m
2:48AM2.09m
3:03PM2.04m
3:18AM2.03m
3:36PM1.92m
Low Tide
8:19AM0.09m
8:36PM0.08m
8:52AM0.11m
9:05PM0.15m
9:24AM0.18m
9:35PM0.26m
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7:38
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Temp °C
23
23
22
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
22
22
21
22
22
22
20
22
23
22
21
22
21
22
22
22
21
20
20
21
20
21
21
21
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