El Arenal Surf Break

El Arenal Surf Guide

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

Issued: 7 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
19.5° C

1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year

El Arenal surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

El Arenal break guidePhoto by: juanjo

El Arenal Surf Guide

El Arenal(Playa de Valdearenas) in Cantabria is an exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the south southeast. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the best swell direction is from the northwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Overcrowding can even make surfing hazardous.

El Arenal Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar3fairly consistent
19.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing El Arenal:

The best conditions reported for surf at El Arenal occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South-southeast.

Explore El Arenal Location Map

Interactive El Arenal surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to El Arenal is Santander Airport (SDR) in Spain, 12 km (7 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to El Arenal is Bilbao Airport (BIO), also in Spain, 87 km (54 miles) away.

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El Arenal Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Friday, 19 June 2026, 23:41 Local Time
FriSaturday 20
11PM2AM5AM8AM
Wave (m)
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
Period (s) 9 9 9 8
Wind (km/h)
0
5
5
0
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What does El Arenal look like?

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Credit: juanjo

    Tides at El Arenal

    Current tide and informaton
    For Santa Cruz de Bezana, 5 km from El Arenal.
    Next High Water: 09:32am | 3.19m
    Tidal range Clock
    Next Low Water: 03:13am | 0.37m
    IS AT (local time)

    El Arenal Sea Temperature

    The water temperature (19.5 °C) at El Arenal is relatively warm. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a summer wetsuit. Effective air temperature of 19.0 °C.

    Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.
    Current Temp*: 19.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite
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    Swell History at El Arenal

    Surf stats for El Arenal, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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    Wind History at El Arenal

    Wind stats for El Arenal, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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