El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
22.5°C
1.5° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 4PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
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)
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
8
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
6
1
NW
6
1
NW
7
1
NW
7
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
10
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
23
21
20
18
18
6
21
90
79
55
42
95
50
71
99
102
211
243
300
272
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
S
20
SW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
S
5
ENE
10
W
30
WSW
20
SW
20
WNW
5
WSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
S
10
NNW
10
N
5
ENE
5
S
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
4:39PM3.41m
4:59AM3.29m
5:11PM3.60m
5:30AM3.45m
5:42PM3.75m
Low Tide
10:21AM0.69m
10:47PM0.50m
10:55AM0.48m
11:20PM0.31m
11:27AM0.32m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:01
9:00
8:59
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
22
30
26
22
22
21
20
19
21
25
23
23
19
18
17
16
17
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
21
27
23
22
23
21
20
20
21
23
18
19
16
18
16
15
16
19
20
20
19
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