El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
22.7° C
2.5° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 9AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.9
NW
5
1.2
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
108
82
103
85
88
99
110
87
64
59
56
37
29
29
35
32
32
32
35
22
42
89
118
93
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
10
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
10
NE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
11:28AM2.79m
11:58PM2.73m
12:35PM2.71m
1:12AM2.62m
1:48PM2.72m
Low Tide
5:06AM1.01m
5:35PM1.13m
6:07AM1.18m
6:46PM1.23m
7:16AM1.25m
7:58PM1.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:49
9:47
9:46
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
19
21
23
23
23
21
20
19
19
22
23
23
23
21
20
19
19
21
22
22
22
21
Feels °C
19
18
18
20
19
20
23
22
20
18
18
22
24
24
26
23
21
19
18
20
20
20
20
19
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