Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.56° N 16.33° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
25.1°C
1.6° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 4PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (04 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (04 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNW
13
1.1
NNW
13
1
NNW
12
1
NNW
12
1
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
12
0.7
NNW
12
0.7
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
0.6
NNW
11
0.6
NNW
11
0.6
NNW
11
1
N
7
1
N
9
1
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
424
411
329
323
323
244
240
189
186
142
133
126
128
128
95
93
91
92
169
173
143
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:22AM1.60m
9:31PM1.46m
9:57AM1.68m
10:52PM1.59m
11:07AM1.84m
Low Tide
3:08PM0.59m
3:35AM0.70m
4:38PM0.47m
4:53AM0.57m
5:37PM0.32m
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Temp °C
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
22
Feels °C
21
21
21
22
20
21
21
23
22
22
22
22
23
23
22
23
23
23
22
22
21
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