El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
21.0°C
0.8° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 7PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (14 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (14 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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)
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
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)
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
11
1
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.6
NW
9
1
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.6
NW
11
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
1.3
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
1.1
NW
8
1.4
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
338
263
224
191
156
138
94
92
90
51
46
40
96
87
80
138
147
128
392
441
380
Wind (km/h)
5
E
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
5
S
10
SW
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
N
20
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:22PM3.67m
7:37AM3.51m
7:55PM3.40m
8:10AM3.29m
8:30PM3.10m
Low Tide
1:06PM0.16m
1:26AM0.30m
1:43PM0.38m
2:00AM0.57m
2:20PM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:29
8:27
8:24
 mm
1
2
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
25
24
23
22
22
21
20
21
21
21
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
Feels °C
21
22
22
21
22
22
20
18
19
19
20
19
20
18
16
17
16
17
17
17
18
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