El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
22.3° C
1.5° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 1PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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)
0.4
WNW
7
0.5
NW
6
0.5
NW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.5
NW
7
0.6
NW
10
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
1.1
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.5
NNW
7
0.5
NNW
7
0.7
N
6
0.5
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
17
14
13
26
73
91
104
126
118
120
128
149
95
96
73
69
44
35
29
27
35
18
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
N
0
NNE
0
SSE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
5
NNE
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
9:31AM3.13m
9:53PM3.17m
10:26AM3.00m
10:57PM2.98m
11:37AM2.91m
Low Tide
3:19AM0.61m
3:38PM0.76m
4:10AM0.79m
4:38PM0.91m
5:16AM0.96m
5:55PM1.00m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:34
9:31
9:30
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
21
21
20
19
18
17
16
19
21
22
22
20
Feels °C
21
21
22
23
22
22
23
23
21
20
20
20
19
18
18
18
17
16
19
19
20
23
21
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