El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
21.6°C
1.0° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 1AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (04 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
2
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
WNW
9
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.9
NW
11
1.2
NW
14
1.5
NW
13
1.6
NW
13
1.7
NW
13
1.8
NW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
13
15
29
34
34
46
58
61
81
81
81
86
194
565
792
919
966
1034
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
W
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
10
E
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
5
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:31PM3.11m
10:00AM3.02m
10:42PM2.86m
11:22AM2.87m
Low Tide
3:15PM0.69m
3:43AM0.86m
4:19PM0.92m
4:54AM1.09m
5:47PM1.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:47
8:46
8:45
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
20
21
21
21
23
23
22
21
20
19
19
18
20
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
18
20
20
20
21
21
23
24
23
23
22
21
21
19
19
20
19
21
23
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