El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
21.6°C
1.1° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 6AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (06 Sep)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (06 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.5
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.2
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1
NW
10
0.5
NW
15
0.6
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.9
NW
10
1.5
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
860
760
666
573
382
332
249
222
213
181
113
140
156
206
161
148
154
149
146
149
133
125
137
183
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SE
5
S
5
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
W
10
N
10
N
5
W
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
00:20AM2.74m
1:02PM2.91m
1:56AM2.85m
2:24PM3.15m
3:05AM3.11m
3:25PM3.47m
Low Tide
6:27AM1.16m
7:24PM0.96m
7:55AM1.01m
8:40PM0.70m
9:00AM0.74m
9:37PM0.39m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:45
7:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:43
8:40
8:38
 mm
3
2
Temp °C
21
24
24
24
24
22
22
20
19
19
18
20
21
21
20
19
18
18
18
20
21
20
19
19
Feels °C
22
24
24
24
23
22
23
21
20
20
19
22
22
22
22
21
19
19
18
20
22
17
18
17
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