El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
16.6°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 (11 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 6AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (11 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (11 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
1.1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.4
WNW
10
0.6
NNE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.9
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.1
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
154
151
147
140
131
167
127
109
106
106
71
68
88
61
33
38
18
17
46
100
145
160
130
113
109
91
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
S
5
SE
10
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SW
25
W
30
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
10
WSW
5
SSE
5
E
5
SSE
5
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
25
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
Wind State
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:09AM3.57m
5:29PM3.36m
5:42AM3.47m
6:04PM3.21m
6:17AM3.33m
6:40PM3.03m
6:55AM3.17m
Low Tide
10:55PM0.41m
11:17AM0.37m
11:29PM0.53m
11:54AM0.49m
00:04AM0.67m
12:32PM0.66m
00:42AM0.84m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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8:03
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8:03
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8:04
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8:07
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5:54
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5:53
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5:52
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 mm
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2
6
6
2
3
1
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Temp °C
18
17
16
17
20
19
18
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
12
10
9
10
13
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
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