El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
21.6° C
1.0° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 12PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
141
138
114
95
112
109
74
58
57
68
68
73
74
69
55
42
41
32
31
21
20
20
19
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
0
N
0
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:24AM3.21m
5:37PM3.50m
5:57AM3.31m
6:10PM3.61m
6:29AM3.37m
6:42PM3.66m
Low Tide
11:20AM0.58m
11:46PM0.45m
11:54AM0.46m
00:20AM0.35m
12:27PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:42
9:40
9:39
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
21
22
21
21
20
19
19
19
20
21
21
21
20
20
19
20
20
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
22
20
21
22
21
21
20
19
20
20
21
21
21
22
22
22
21
22
22
22
21
21
22
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