El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
21.5° C
2.0° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 2AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (14 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (14 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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)
0.5
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.3
NW
8
0.6
N
5
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.3
NW
7
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
N
5
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.3
N
4
0.2
N
7
0.4
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.2
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
10
10
21
23
16
9
9
8
7
11
10
10
10
9
3
4
7
12
18
13
13
13
8
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
NE
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
10
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
10
S
10
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:31PM3.70m
5:04AM3.60m
5:24PM3.91m
5:55AM3.69m
6:13PM4.04m
6:42AM3.70m
Low Tide
10:43PM0.16m
11:02AM0.25m
11:35PM-0.01m
11:50AM0.13m
00:24AM-0.09m
12:37PM0.09m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:48
6:48
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9:55
9:54
9:53
9:53
 mm
Temp °C
23
22
21
20
19
20
22
23
23
22
21
20
19
19
21
22
23
22
21
20
19
18
20
22
Feels °C
23
23
24
22
21
22
24
23
25
24
24
22
20
20
23
23
24
23
23
22
20
18
21
22
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