El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.56° N 16.33° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
23.3° C
0.5° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 9PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (04 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.7
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
96
164
153
120
159
173
221
271
295
281
289
268
289
281
309
318
318
326
335
313
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
5:51PM1.87m
6:22AM1.71m
6:42PM1.74m
7:22AM1.63m
7:51PM1.61m
Low Tide
11:33AM0.40m
00:06AM0.37m
12:23PM0.49m
00:59AM0.48m
1:28PM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:53
8:52
8:52
 mm
Temp °C
23
24
24
23
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
22
22
22
21
22
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
24
24
24
23
23
24
24
24
22
23
23
23
23
23
24
22
23
23
22
23
24
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