El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
20.7°C
0.5° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 2AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (14 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (14 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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)
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
12
1.5
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
11
1
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
580
634
580
520
494
389
332
263
224
191
156
138
94
92
90
65
49
49
96
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
SW
20
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:48PM3.89m
7:05AM3.68m
7:22PM3.67m
7:37AM3.51m
7:55PM3.40m
Low Tide
00:52AM0.08m
1:06PM0.16m
1:26AM0.30m
1:43PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:29
8:27
 mm
Temp °C
22
21
20
20
19
19
22
25
24
23
22
22
21
20
20
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
20
20
20
20
18
17
21
22
22
22
22
22
21
18
18
20
21
20
20
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