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El Arenal surfForecast / Tenerife / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 20 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
19.7° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Arenal today?

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 10AM is: 1.2m 18s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)4ft (1.2m)18s
Afternoon (20 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (20 Jan)4ft (1.2m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
5
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
NNW
0.9
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.4
NNW
2
NNW
2.1
NNW
2
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.9
NNW
2
NNW
2.1
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.4
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
Period(s) (?)111918161615141817161616161615141414131314191716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)540554826907969851553826921103021362160192316841537131912831376132614302064383377116596
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:31PM
1.89
2:44AM
2.14
3:05PM
1.90
3:18AM
2.13
3:40PM
1.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:26AM
0.17
8:27PM
0.20
8:59AM
0.15
9:00PM
0.22
9:33AM
0.17
9:35PM
0.26
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
Sunrise--7:58-------7:56-------7:56-----
Sunset-----6:34-------6:35-------6:36--
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161617171616161515161617171717171717171819191919
Feels °C (?)121213121313121212131314151515161515161718171818
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