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El Arenal surfForecast / Cantabria / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.7° C
(Which is 1.3°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 4PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Arenal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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 kJ (?) | 122 | 136 | 293 | 345 | 295 | 320 | 346 | 341 | 513 | 506 | 485 | 340 | 242 | 205 | 130 | 116 | 71 | 50 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | glass | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:17PM 3.58 | 8:53AM 3.25 | 9:15PM 3.33 | 10:01AM 2.95 | 10:28PM 3.11 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:59PM 0.41 | 2:32AM 0.37 | 2:52PM 0.70 | 3:35AM 0.65 | 3:57PM 0.97 | 4:53AM 0.87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 9:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:07 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
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