El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
20.9° C
1.4° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 11AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (11 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (11 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
NW
12
0.5
NW
11
0.5
NW
11
0.5
NW
11
0.6
NW
10
0.5
NW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.5
NW
10
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.9
NW
5
1.3
NW
6
1.2
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.8
NW
6
0.4
NW
8
0.6
NNW
5
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
51
61
59
57
84
49
65
63
44
41
40
39
38
45
134
128
118
79
42
17
20
12
12
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
ESE
15
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
0
SE
10
SSW
10
SE
5
SW
20
W
20
W
25
W
30
W
15
NW
10
SW
5
S
10
NE
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
ESE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:32PM3.22m
3:07AM3.27m
3:35PM3.46m
4:09AM3.45m
4:31PM3.70m
Low Tide
8:09AM0.74m
8:45PM0.63m
9:12AM0.59m
9:47PM0.39m
10:09AM0.41m
10:43PM0.16m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:45
6:46
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:57
9:55
9:55
9:54
 mm
3
1
Temp °C
20
20
23
24
26
26
24
23
21
22
29
23
21
21
20
19
19
18
21
21
21
21
20
19
Feels °C
22
22
23
22
24
25
23
25
21
22
29
23
21
20
17
18
19
19
21
21
21
23
22
21
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