El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.56° N 16.33° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
22.8° C
0.8° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 6PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (08 Jul)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (08 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.4
NW
10
0.8
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
20
21
21
21
21
28
31
48
55
60
60
53
53
51
48
39
34
43
43
24
19
18
18
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:03AM1.61m
8:23PM1.69m
9:13AM1.62m
9:38PM1.67m
10:25AM1.69m
10:54PM1.72m
Low Tide
2:03PM0.60m
2:48AM0.49m
3:20PM0.59m
4:00AM0.47m
4:38PM0.50m
5:10AM0.41m
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clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:13
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:06
9:06
9:06
9:06
 mm
Temp °C
20
21
21
21
20
20
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
20
21
21
21
20
20
18
18
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
19
20
21
21
21
22
23
23
23
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