El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
21.0°C
0.9° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 8AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (16 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (16 Sep)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
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Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.4
NW
8
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.8
NW
12
1.7
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.5
NW
11
1.5
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
9
0.9
NW
12
2.1
NW
14
2.5
NW
14
2.5
NNW
14
3
NNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
140
142
206
236
471
527
459
549
897
663
595
496
469
355
311
273
231
188
241
1547
2344
2856
3078
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
15
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WNW
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:10AM3.29m
8:30PM3.10m
8:45AM3.04m
9:10PM2.80m
9:29AM2.79m
10:04PM2.53m
Low Tide
2:00AM0.57m
2:20PM0.65m
2:36AM0.86m
3:02PM0.94m
3:19AM1.15m
3:55PM1.22m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
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rain showers
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rain showers
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part cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:56
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:22
8:21
 mm
4
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
19
19
18
18
19
18
18
18
18
17
17
18
19
19
18
17
16
16
17
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
15
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
18
17
17
16
15
15
16
18
18
18
19
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