Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.56° N 16.33° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 4PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (25 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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)
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNW
12
1
NNW
12
1
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
11
0.8
NNW
11
0.8
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
17
0.8
NNW
15
1
NNW
15
1.3
NNW
14
1.3
NNW
13
1.3
NNW
13
1.3
NNW
13
1.3
NNW
13
1.3
NNW
13
1.3
NNW
12
1.3
NNW
12
1.2
NNW
12
1.2
NNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
304
299
289
223
193
157
154
109
246
298
449
647
553
545
536
587
497
473
451
412
412
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
W
10
WNW
15
N
10
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:24PM2.11m
1:46AM2.02m
1:56PM2.19m
2:18AM2.10m
2:30PM2.22m
Low Tide
7:13AM0.24m
7:38PM0.09m
7:45AM0.14m
8:08PM0.01m
8:18AM0.07m
8:40PM-0.01m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
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7:54
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7:57
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1
1
3
1
Temp °C
25
26
26
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
25
23
22
23
22
22
Feels °C
27
26
27
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
24
25
25
26
25
22
23
23
22
22
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