El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
19.8°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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 11AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NNW
13
1.3
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.1
NW
11
1.2
NW
11
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.6
NW
11
0.6
NW
11
0.8
NNW
11
0.6
NW
16
0.8
NW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1281
528
511
511
511
503
503
396
376
326
369
293
303
263
190
174
116
114
94
72
150
167
310
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
E
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
10
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:57AM2.85m
9:30PM2.55m
9:59AM2.65m
10:51PM2.40m
11:30AM2.57m
Low Tide
2:45AM1.13m
3:24PM1.18m
3:40AM1.35m
4:36PM1.35m
5:00AM1.47m
6:07PM1.37m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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8:32
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8:33
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7:30
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7:28
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 mm
2
2
2
1
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Temp °C
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
12
11
12
14
15
13
12
Feels °C
12
12
12
12
11
10
13
12
11
10
10
10
11
11
10
11
10
8
10
12
11
9
10
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