El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
23.2° C
2.0° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 7AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (21 Aug)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (21 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NW
11
1.7
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.3
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1
NW
9
1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
1
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.9
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
651
615
626
580
626
639
592
478
432
334
266
206
155
138
95
91
78
68
68
59
46
64
66
58
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
10
SSE
10
SW
5
SSE
10
E
20
ENE
15
NNE
5
N
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:33AM2.59m
00:26AM2.45m
1:10PM2.56m
2:02AM2.50m
2:31PM2.70m
Low Tide
5:09AM1.34m
5:59PM1.37m
6:33AM1.44m
7:30PM1.36m
7:57AM1.37m
8:42PM1.20m
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:09
9:08
9:07
 mm
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
19
19
18
19
20
20
20
20
18
16
16
19
21
21
21
20
19
18
18
21
23
24
22
21
Feels °C
18
16
15
16
17
19
20
21
18
16
16
18
17
17
19
19
20
18
19
21
22
25
24
23
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