El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
20.8°C
0.8° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 12AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (17 Sep)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
1
2
2
2
3
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
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!
!
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.8
NW
12
1.7
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.5
NW
11
1.5
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NNW
12
2.2
NW
14
2.5
NNW
14
3
NNW
14
3
NNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
471
527
459
549
897
663
595
496
469
355
311
273
236
251
390
1814
2689
3122
3078
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
W
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
NE
10
NE
10
E
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:30PM3.10m
8:45AM3.04m
9:10PM2.80m
9:29AM2.79m
10:04PM2.53m
Low Tide
2:20PM0.65m
2:36AM0.86m
3:02PM0.94m
3:19AM1.15m
3:55PM1.22m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:22
8:21
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
18
18
16
17
19
19
19
18
16
17
17
17
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
17
17
18
17
18
15
16
17
17
18
17
14
16
15
15
20
18
18
18
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