El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
17.7°C
0.7° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 8AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (27 Oct)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (27 Oct)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
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4
4
4
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4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
12
2
NW
12
2
NW
11
2.1
NW
13
2.2
NW
13
2.2
NW
13
2.1
NW
13
1.9
NW
13
1.9
NW
13
1.8
NW
12
2.1
NW
14
2.4
NW
13
2.4
NW
13
2.4
NW
13
2.3
NW
13
2.2
NW
13
2
NW
12
1.8
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.5
NW
12
1.4
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.2
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1013
1052
1004
1387
1657
1659
1369
1112
1129
940
1705
2042
1982
1982
1876
1583
1188
976
748
603
510
492
391
344
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
WNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
N
5
E
10
ESE
20
E
25
E
25
E
30
ENE
25
E
15
E
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
NNW
5
W
0
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:37AM3.88m
4:58PM3.89m
5:17AM3.89m
5:41PM3.78m
6:00AM3.80m
6:28PM3.58m
Low Tide
10:24PM-0.01m
10:43AM-0.03m
11:03PM0.03m
11:26AM-0.01m
11:45PM0.16m
12:12PM0.11m
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Temp °C
18
16
16
17
18
17
16
15
15
14
15
15
16
15
14
13
12
13
13
14
16
15
15
14
Feels °C
15
14
15
16
17
15
14
15
15
13
12
11
12
9
9
10
10
12
11
13
15
15
16
14
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