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Lat Long: 28.56° N 16.33° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
24.2°C
1.8° 

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 (09 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 4AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Nov)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (09 Nov)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (09 Nov)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
W
10
1.9
W
9
2.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
11
3
NW
13
3
NW
12
3
NW
12
2.5
NW
12
2.5
NW
12
2.4
NW
12
2.3
NW
12
2.3
NW
12
1.9
NNW
11
1.6
NNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1065
580
1661
1808
1981
2568
2503
2180
2094
1314
2746
2379
2269
2111
1946
1655
1524
1403
907
639
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
10
W
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
SE
5
SE
0
N
5
S
10
S
5
SSW
10
SW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:51AM2.03m
1:07PM1.95m
1:23AM2.03m
1:41PM1.90m
1:55AM1.99m
Low Tide
6:38PM0.18m
6:58AM0.18m
7:09PM0.20m
7:32AM0.19m
7:40PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
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24
23
24
24
24
25
Feels °C
21
20
22
23
22
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
24
25
27
24
25
26
25
24
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