El Arenal surfForecast / Cantabria / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 04 May 2026 CEST
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El Arenal surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
16.0° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Arenal today?

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 2AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (05 May)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (05 May)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.3
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.3
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.6
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
160
154
147
147
163
179
168
250
322
262
186
177
156
191
177
173
145
115
69
81
66
45
40
70
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
15
SW
10
S
10
SSW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
S
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
25
NE
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
6:56PM3.41m
7:17AM3.18m
7:30PM3.27m
7:53AM3.00m
8:08PM3.11m
8:33AM2.82m
Low Tide
1:08AM0.55m
1:19PM0.72m
1:46AM0.72m
1:56PM0.89m
2:28AM0.91m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
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7:03
7:01
7:01
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9:20
9:21
9:22
9:23
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
12
10
11
11
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
11
14
14
15
15
13
11
11
11
15
16
11
11
10
6
9
9
10
9
10
11
9
8
8
7
9
10
13
14
12
9
9
8
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
0.1
N
8
0.3
N
8
1.3
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.6
NW
9
Energy kJ
160
154
147
147
163
179
168
1
11
262
186
177
156
191
177
6
5
115
69
81
66
45
40
70
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.4
NW
4
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
NE
4
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
8
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.2
NNW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.3
N
6
Energy kJ
1
3
2
2
1
2
1
5
1
1
1
1
77
70
9
9
12
19
18
27
35
33
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
N
9
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.1
N
12
0.1
NW
12
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.3
N
7
0.1
N
10
0.2
NNW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.2
N
9
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
11
10
18
3
6
13
12
9
2
6
9
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
4
1.3
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.6
ENE
4
Energy kJ
3
250
322
173
145
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
7
7
0
7
0
0
7
42
489
31
15
15
42
7
42
150
7
7
0
0
0
0
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain - Cantabria
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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