El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
22.2° C
1.4° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 4AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
22
14
13
12
12
18
18
19
15
13
12
12
9
9
17
16
16
25
28
24
15
15
30
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
W
10
NNW
5
NW
0
NE
5
E
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
7:34AM3.39m
7:48PM3.61m
8:09AM3.34m
8:24PM3.51m
8:47AM3.25m
9:04PM3.35m
Low Tide
1:26AM0.31m
1:34PM0.40m
2:00AM0.36m
2:10PM0.48m
2:37AM0.46m
2:50PM0.60m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:37
9:36
9:35
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
18
20
22
23
22
20
20
20
19
21
22
21
21
21
20
20
19
21
22
22
22
21
Feels °C
20
19
20
21
22
23
22
20
21
21
19
22
23
23
23
23
22
22
21
22
22
22
23
23
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