El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
21.2°C
0.8° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 6AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (09 Sep)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
1
1
0
2
0
2
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.3
NNW
9
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.5
NNW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.2
NNW
10
1.1
NW
10
0.9
NNW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.6
NW
8
0.6
WNW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
468
461
418
334
326
247
510
510
485
433
416
356
281
251
211
145
118
81
79
58
69
108
95
75
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
ESE
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
10
E
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
S
5
S
5
S
5
E
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ESE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:58AM3.37m
4:14PM3.75m
4:42AM3.59m
4:56PM3.96m
5:21AM3.74m
5:36PM4.05m
Low Tide
9:51AM0.45m
10:23PM0.13m
10:35AM0.20m
11:04PM-0.04m
11:16AM0.04m
light rain
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
7:48
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:36
8:34
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
17
15
14
14
16
19
19
19
17
15
16
15
18
19
20
19
18
Feels °C
16
16
16
16
17
17
18
16
14
13
13
14
16
16
17
16
14
15
14
18
18
18
18
18
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