El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.56° N 16.33° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
23.8° C
1.5° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 12AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)--
Afternoon (18 Jul)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
164
169
174
198
181
178
178
200
200
206
228
255
262
287
269
269
327
336
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:32PM2.24m
5:01AM1.90m
5:15PM2.12m
5:45AM1.80m
6:00PM1.96m
Low Tide
10:52PM0.08m
10:55AM0.24m
11:35PM0.21m
11:39AM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:04
9:02
9:02
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
21
Feels °C
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
20
19
19
19
21
20
21
20
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