El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.56° N 16.33° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
24.8°C
1.1° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 6AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (13 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (13 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon night, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
0.7
NNW
12
0.7
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
0.6
NNW
11
0.5
NNW
10
0.5
NNW
10
0.5
NNW
10
0.5
NNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
378
368
356
318
327
311
319
335
300
277
238
191
165
165
135
119
111
105
103
90
63
58
56
55
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NW
15
NW
10
N
5
NW
5
W
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
NE
5
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:18AM2.10m
3:32PM2.18m
3:50AM2.03m
4:05PM2.03m
4:22AM1.93m
4:39PM1.85m
Low Tide
9:18AM0.08m
9:40PM0.08m
9:52AM0.16m
10:10PM0.21m
10:26AM0.27m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:12
8:09
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
22
23
23
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
25
25
25
24
23
26
26
26
26
25
24
Feels °C
23
23
22
24
23
25
24
24
24
25
25
27
26
27
27
27
26
25
28
28
27
26
26
26
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