El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
20.3°C
1.7° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 7PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (02 Oct)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (02 Oct)7ft (2.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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)
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4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NW
14
2.4
NW
14
2.4
NW
14
2.1
NW
13
2
NW
13
2
NW
13
1.9
NW
13
1.8
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.3
NW
11
1.2
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
1
NW
11
1
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2843
2356
2110
1613
1367
1325
1129
971
772
678
666
551
478
411
344
293
254
228
194
216
208
Wind (km/h)
10
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
S
0
E
10
N
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
8:47AM3.30m
9:24PM3.03m
9:52AM3.05m
10:44PM2.78m
11:22AM2.91m
Low Tide
3:04PM0.66m
3:29AM0.92m
4:16PM0.91m
4:47AM1.14m
5:49PM1.01m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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8:14
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8:15
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7:55
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7:53
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1
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1
2
2
1
1
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2
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Temp °C
17
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
Feels °C
16
16
17
18
19
17
18
18
20
19
20
20
18
19
18
20
19
19
20
20
21
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