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El Arenal surfForecast / Tenerife / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 WET
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El Arenal surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
19.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at El Arenal today?

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 1PM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)7ft (2.2m)16s
Afternoon (16 Jan)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (16 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
0
0
2
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
NW
2.2
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
2
NW
1.9
NW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
4
NNW
4
NNW
4
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3
NNW
Period(s) (?)161514141413131616161616151414141313121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)237420831956164114221266206735223951454749485323505548514639409339494354398842013876332028712348
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
WNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:13PM
1.65
12:29AM
1.83
12:50PM
1.73
1:05AM
1.94
1:24PM
1.81
1:38AM
2.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:13PM
0.44
6:44AM
0.36
6:49PM
0.35
7:19AM
0.27
7:22PM
0.27
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise7:58-------7:58-------7:58-------
Sunset---6:30-------6:30-------6:31----
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---11---------1-122-----
Temp. °C161717171717171717161716161616161718181818171717
Feels °C (?)141514141213141313131313121211111213141413121213
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