El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
22.3° C
2.3° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 5PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (18 Jul)1ft (0.3m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
4
0.1
NW
9
0.4
NE
3
0.3
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.1
NW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.3
NW
10
0.3
NW
9
0.3
NW
9
0.3
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.6
NNW
6
0.9
NNE
6
1.3
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
3
3
5
4
4
10
15
13
13
13
22
29
66
159
161
225
251
259
259
222
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
5
ENE
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
N
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
NNW
20
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
5
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
8:13AM3.51m
8:30PM3.78m
8:57AM3.34m
9:16PM3.52m
9:43AM3.14m
10:03PM3.22m
Low Tide
2:07PM0.27m
2:42AM0.26m
2:53PM0.47m
3:27AM0.51m
3:41PM0.70m
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:52
9:51
9:51
 mm
1
Temp °C
21
22
23
23
21
20
19
19
21
22
24
23
22
21
20
20
22
23
23
22
21
Feels °C
23
22
22
23
22
22
21
20
22
22
24
25
24
22
19
19
23
21
20
22
22
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