El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
19.1°C
1.2° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 11AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (11 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (11 Oct)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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)
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNW
14
1.4
NNW
14
1.9
NW
13
2
NW
13
1.9
NW
12
1.8
NW
12
1.7
NW
12
1.6
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.6
NW
12
2
NW
12
2
NW
11
1.7
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.4
NW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1.1
NW
11
1
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
437
710
1288
1305
1077
895
792
600
479
437
628
1058
1004
808
660
503
396
305
216
208
208
283
251
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
SSW
0
WSW
5
NNW
0
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
NE
10
NE
10
E
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SW
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
0
NW
5
SSE
Wind State
off
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:30AM3.76m
5:46PM3.81m
6:02AM3.74m
6:19PM3.69m
6:33AM3.65m
6:51PM3.51m
Low Tide
11:29AM0.08m
11:47PM0.10m
12:04PM0.12m
00:20AM0.23m
12:38PM0.24m
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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8:25
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8:26
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7:39
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7:37
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1
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Temp °C
16
16
16
18
19
18
18
17
17
17
19
19
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
16
15
16
19
19
19
18
17
17
17
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
17
19
19
21
19
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