Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.56° N 16.33° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
24.9°C
1.2° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 2PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (28 Sep)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (28 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNW
12
1.2
NNW
12
1.2
NNW
12
1.2
NNW
12
1.2
NNW
11
1.1
NNW
11
1.1
NNW
11
1.1
NNW
11
0.8
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
11
1.2
NNW
13
1.1
NNW
13
1.2
NNW
12
1
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
11
1.1
NW
11
1
NW
10
1.1
NW
9
1
NW
9
0.9
NNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
405
392
392
385
366
302
297
275
127
171
184
491
378
393
274
250
215
204
273
177
188
159
193
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
W
10
W
5
NW
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:05PM2.20m
3:26AM2.12m
3:43PM2.11m
4:03AM2.05m
4:25PM1.97m
Low Tide
8:53AM0.05m
9:14PM0.02m
9:30AM0.08m
9:49PM0.10m
10:10AM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
24
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
23
Feels °C
25
24
25
26
27
26
25
26
24
24
25
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
24
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