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El Arenal surfForecast / Tenerife / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 08 May 2026 WESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at El Arenal today?
The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 7PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at El Arenal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | |
97 | 103 | 127 | 120 | 201 | 309 | 486 | 612 | 742 | 927 | 1249 | 1086 | 973 | 973 | 893 | 745 | 716 | 589 | 535 | 489 | 281 | 517 | 905 | 801 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 6:42PM1.56m | 7:25AM1.36m | 7:53PM1.55m | 8:46AM1.39m | 9:05PM1.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:08PM0.71m | 1:13AM0.70m | 1:19PM0.76m | 2:32AM0.68m | 2:41PM0.76m | 3:41AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 |
 | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | 8:45 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 |
 kJ | 97 | 101 | 61 | 48 | 116 | 108 | 152 | 612 | 742 | 927 | 1249 | 1086 | 973 | 973 | 893 | 745 | 716 | 589 | 535 | 489 | 281 | 517 | 905 | 801 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | NNE 8 | N 8 | S 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NNW 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | NW 10 | N 13 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 85 | 103 | 127 | 120 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 247 | 365 | 489 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 32 | 57 | 85 | 115 | 220 | 222 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | N 13 | S 12 | N 12 | N 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 19 | N 15 | N 14 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 12 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 153 | 5 | 89 | 87 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 29 | 69 | 201 | 309 | 486 | 224 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 14 | 3 | 32 | 188 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 32 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
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