El Arenal surfForecast / Cantabria / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 03 May 2026 CEST
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El Arenal surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
15.9° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Arenal today?

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 11PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)--
Afternoon (03 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (03 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
9
1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
188
150
204
124
184
173
120
117
160
154
147
170
188
176
164
164
186
262
279
201
149
145
142
120
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
WNW
25
NW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
W
20
WNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
6:24PM3.51m
6:43AM3.33m
6:56PM3.41m
7:17AM3.18m
7:30PM3.27m
7:53AM3.00m
Low Tide
00:33AM0.42m
12:45PM0.57m
1:08AM0.55m
1:19PM0.72m
1:46AM0.72m
1:56PM0.89m
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:05
7:03
7:01
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9:19
9:20
9:21
9:22
1
3
2
1
2
7
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
16
16
14
13
12
12
11
13
14
14
13
10
10
11
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
11
13
15
15
15
10
11
10
10
8
11
11
12
11
7
7
9
11
9
9
10
10
9
9
8
9
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
9
1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
0.1
N
8
1.4
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
12
Energy kJ
188
150
204
124
184
173
120
117
160
154
147
170
188
176
164
164
186
1
279
201
149
145
142
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
4
0.3
NW
4
0.1
N
10
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
4
0.1
N
10
0.5
NW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
3
3
2
40
11
2
26
25
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
11
10
10
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.3
N
8
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
8
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
NNW
6
Energy kJ
8
2
2
12
2
1
5
3
2
7
1
1
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.3
NW
4
1.4
NW
8
1.1
NW
6
0.2
WSW
2
1
NW
8
Energy kJ
3
17
7
2
262
83
1
120
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
7
7
42
7
7
7
0
7
15
7
7
7
7
0
0
152
489
42
15
15
7
0
7
148
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain - Cantabria
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
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