El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
19.6°C
1.9° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 2AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (16 Oct)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (16 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
3
!
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
13
1.6
NW
13
2.1
NW
14
1.9
NW
14
1.8
NW
14
1.7
NW
13
1.8
NW
13
1.5
NW
12
1.7
NW
13
1.7
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.6
NW
13
2
NNW
13
1.3
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1266
865
1736
1443
1251
1006
1086
678
897
882
799
772
1281
528
520
511
511
561
503
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:58PM3.04m
8:12AM3.09m
8:38PM2.79m
8:57AM2.85m
9:30PM2.55m
Low Tide
2:03AM0.88m
2:32PM0.93m
2:45AM1.13m
3:24PM1.18m
clear
clear
clear
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light rain
light rain
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cloud
cloud
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8:30
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7:32
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7:31
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7:30
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1
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Temp °C
19
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
Feels °C
19
19
17
17
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
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