Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.56° N 16.33° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
24.4°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 (31 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 9PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)--
Afternoon (31 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (31 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.5
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.9
NW
13
1.8
NW
13
1.8
NW
13
1.8
NW
13
1.8
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.5
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
411
396
389
471
445
469
527
1247
1109
1092
1003
925
747
710
625
597
531
520
479
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
SE
0
SSW
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SW
15
S
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSW
5
W
0
E
20
S
15
SSW
5
SE
5
E
5
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
glassy
High Tide
5:19PM1.59m
5:44AM1.76m
6:43PM1.50m
7:09AM1.71m
8:13PM1.51m
Low Tide
11:13PM0.58m
12:21PM0.50m
00:38AM0.68m
1:55PM0.51m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
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6:20
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 mm
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1
4
1
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1
1
1
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1
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Temp °C
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
23
24
24
24
23
23
25
25
24
23
23
Feels °C
26
25
26
24
23
24
25
24
22
23
24
25
24
21
23
25
25
24
25
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