Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.56° N 16.33° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
24.1°C
1.7° 

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 (09 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 11PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.7m 14s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Nov)--
Afternoon (09 Nov)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (09 Nov)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

Mon
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
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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
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3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
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4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
0
0
0
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2
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
11
3
NW
13
3
NW
12
3
NW
12
2.5
NW
13
2.5
NW
12
2.4
NW
12
2.3
NW
12
2.1
NW
12
1.9
NNW
11
1.7
NNW
11
2.4
W
8
3
W
9
3.5
W
10
3.5
W
11
3
W
11
2.5
W
11
2.4
W
11
2.2
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2503
2180
2094
1281
2746
2495
2269
2145
1946
1655
1524
1182
891
681
663
1398
2423
2987
2275
1800
1388
1179
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
S
5
SE
5
ENE
10
SSE
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
S
20
SW
35
WSW
40
W
25
NW
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:07PM1.95m
1:23AM2.03m
1:41PM1.90m
1:55AM1.99m
2:15PM1.82m
2:28AM1.93m
Low Tide
7:09PM0.20m
7:32AM0.19m
7:40PM0.25m
8:06AM0.23m
8:12PM0.31m
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part cloud
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clear
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Temp °C
23
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Feels °C
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24
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23
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