El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
20.0°C
0.7° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 6PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (24 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
!
3
3
!
4
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
13
1.2
NW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
11
1
NW
11
1
NW
11
1.1
NW
18
1.6
NW
17
1.8
NW
16
2.1
NW
15
2
NW
14
2
NW
14
2.1
NW
14
2
NW
14
2
NW
13
1.9
NW
13
1.7
NW
13
1.7
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
437
430
416
314
349
332
273
228
224
750
1399
1685
1784
1616
1485
1830
1528
1339
1247
940
841
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
SSW
0
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:04PM3.42m
4:26AM3.36m
4:37PM3.65m
4:57AM3.56m
5:09PM3.82m
Low Tide
9:49AM0.67m
10:14PM0.43m
10:23AM0.43m
10:46PM0.21m
10:57AM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:04
8:06
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:07
8:07
 mm
Temp °C
24
25
24
22
21
20
19
18
18
20
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
22
23
22
21
19
19
17
17
17
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
17
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