El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.56° N 16.33° W

Issued: 12 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is

23.5° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at El Arenal today (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 3PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s
Evening (14 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 14					Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
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 Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NW 10	N 8	N 8	NW 8	NW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	N 8	N 8	N 8	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	N 8	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	75	75	39	50	50	36	35	34	30	27	34	33	33	33	32	54	45	44	30	95	98	96	113	141
Wind (km/h)	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide			2:15PM2.22m				2:46AM2.02m				3:02PM2.29m				3:32AM2.02m				3:47PM2.30m					4:17AM1.98m
Low Tide	7:57AM0.15m				8:34PM-0.01m				8:44AM0.11m				9:22PM-0.04m				9:28AM0.11m					10:08PM-0.01m


	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18
	—	—	—	9:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:04	—	—	—	9:04
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	22	22	23	22	22	21	21	21
Feels °C	20	21	20	20	21	20	21	21	22	21	21	21	23	22	22	21	23	22	23	22	23	22	21	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	N 8	N 8	NW 8	N 8	NW 7	NW 7	N 8	N 8	N 8	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8
kJ	75	75	39	50	50	36	35	34	30	21	25	24	33	33	32	54	45	44	30	28	27	26	26	26
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 11	NW 11	N 9	WNW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 9	NW 8	N 8	NW 7	N 8	N 8	WNW 7	WNW 9	WNW 9	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8
kJ	5	5	15	10	15	23	22	17	20	27	21	21	18	32	32	31	30	29	29	19	19	19	11	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 14	WNW 10	S 13	S 13	S 13	NNW 8	WNW 10	WNW 10	NW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 7	NW 6	N 8	N 8	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	S 21	S 21
kJ	4	4	10	3	3	3	6	19	18	22	34	33	32	18	10	1	1	3	2	2	2	2	9	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NE 6	—	ENE 2	ENE 3	ENE 3	ENE 3	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	—	1	—	1	1	2	5	5	6	10	12	18	19	23	32	41	59	83	92	95	98	96	113	141
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Fuero de la Bajeta Tenerife	Playa de las Americas Tenerife	EL Chalet (Alcala) Tenerife	Playa de las Americas Tenerife	Punta Blanca - k16 Tenerife	Punta Blanca - k16 Tenerife	Playa de las Americas Tenerife	La Fitenia Tenerife	Playa de las Americas Tenerife	Playa de las Americas Tenerife	Playa de las Americas Tenerife	Playa de las Americas Tenerife	Playa de las Americas Tenerife	Playa de las Americas Tenerife	Fuero de la Bajeta Tenerife	Playa de las Americas Tenerife	Las Conchas Tenerife	Playa de las Americas Tenerife	Mosca Point Gran Canaria	EL Chalet (Alcala) Tenerife	Punta Blanca - k16 Tenerife	Playa de las Americas Tenerife	Igueste de San Andres Tenerife	Playa de las Americas Tenerife
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	67	63	67	62	62	67	68	67	67	67	67	67	67	0	67	62	67	121	63	62	67	20	67
Best forecast wave conditions in Tenerife	Punta Blanca - k16	Playa de las Americas	La Fitenia	La Fitenia	Punta Blanca - k16	Punta Blanca - k16	Playa de las Americas	La Fitenia	Playa de las Americas	Playa de las Americas	Playa de las Americas	Playa de las Americas	Playa de las Americas	Playa de las Americas	Punta Blanca - k16	La Derecha del Cartel	Playa de las Americas	Playa de las Americas		EL Chalet (Alcala)	La Derecha del Cartel	La Derecha del Cartel	Igueste de San Andres	Playa de las Americas
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Africa)	Playa de Xago Asturias	Arguineguin Gran Canaria	Arguineguin Gran Canaria	Arguineguin Gran Canaria	Valdovino Galicia	Valdovino Galicia	Valdovino Galicia	Pantin Galicia	Arguineguin Gran Canaria	Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca Lanzarote	Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca Lanzarote	Playa de las Americas Tenerife	Pantin Galicia	Pantin Galicia	La Yerbabuena Andalucia	La Derecha del Cartel Tenerife	Playa de las Americas Tenerife	Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca Lanzarote	Mosca Point Gran Canaria	EL Chalet (Alcala) Tenerife	La Derecha del Cartel Tenerife	Arguineguin Gran Canaria	Igueste de San Andres Tenerife	Conil Andalucia
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Header Global	Point Roadnight Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	Asu Indonesia	Haakgat South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	9	6	7	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	8	6	6	7

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