El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
22.0°C
1.3° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 10PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (29 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (29 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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)
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.4
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.4
NW
9
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
314
281
268
221
264
262
176
334
300
255
249
256
244
244
307
441
499
530
551
541
433
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
NNE
15
N
10
WNW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
SE
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
S
5
WSW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
E
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
6:13PM3.83m
6:32AM3.62m
6:46PM3.84m
7:05AM3.63m
7:20PM3.76m
Low Tide
12:00PM0.21m
00:23AM0.10m
12:32PM0.17m
00:55AM0.10m
1:07PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:57
8:54
8:53
 mm
Temp °C
21
25
24
22
21
20
19
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
18
17
19
20
20
20
19
Feels °C
20
23
22
22
21
20
21
20
20
19
19
19
18
19
18
17
20
20
20
21
20
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