El Arenal surfForecast / Cantabria / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 02 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
15.8° 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 2PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (02 May)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (02 May)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
12
1
NW
12
1
NW
12
1
NW
12
0.9
NW
12
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
1
NW
11
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1
NW
9
1
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
424
346
282
278
273
232
180
145
142
142
165
216
163
150
157
124
89
173
122
117
188
204
166
170
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SSW
10
W
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
SSW
5
E
10
E
5
SSE
10
W
15
NW
15
WNW
25
NW
10
W
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:39AM3.51m
5:53PM3.56m
6:11AM3.44m
6:24PM3.51m
6:43AM3.33m
6:56PM3.41m
Low Tide
11:38AM0.36m
11:58PM0.34m
12:11PM0.44m
00:33AM0.42m
12:45PM0.57m
1:08AM0.55m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
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7:07
7:05
7:05
7:03
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9:17
9:19
9:20
9:21
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
7
Temp °C
15
15
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
13
15
16
15
14
13
12
13
13
13
14
14
12
11
10
14
14
16
16
13
13
14
14
13
13
14
14
13
10
11
11
12
11
10
11
11
8
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
12
1
NW
12
1
NW
12
1
NW
12
0.9
NW
12
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
1
NW
11
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.7
NW
8
0.9
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1
NW
9
1
NW
9
Energy kJ
424
346
282
278
273
232
180
145
142
142
165
216
163
150
157
124
71
173
122
117
188
204
166
170
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.2
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.3
NW
4
0.3
NW
4
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
10
0.4
NW
4
0.6
NW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
3
2
8
2
2
3
3
6
5
3
3
8
2
13
40
89
5
43
25
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
8
0.2
N
10
Energy kJ
11
11
2
2
2
2
2
7
7
1
2
2
1
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.3
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
Energy kJ
4
3
8
12
5
3
4
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
7
7
7
42
0
0
0
0
7
42
7
42
7
0
0
7
7
7
7
7
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain - Cantabria
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
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