El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
20.6°C
0.3° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 10AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (11 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
10
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.7
NW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.6
NNW
14
1.2
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.4
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
118
81
79
58
53
101
93
72
47
44
28
23
30
30
33
94
140
511
552
563
599
590
580
580
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
E
25
NE
25
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
NE
20
NE
25
NE
15
ENE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:21AM3.74m
5:36PM4.05m
5:58AM3.80m
6:13PM4.02m
6:32AM3.78m
6:48PM3.89m
Low Tide
11:04PM-0.04m
11:16AM0.04m
11:42PM-0.11m
11:54AM-0.02m
00:18AM-0.06m
12:30PM0.03m
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
7:50
7:50
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:34
8:31
8:30
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
17
18
19
20
19
18
17
16
16
18
20
21
20
18
18
18
17
20
21
22
22
20
Feels °C
16
16
17
18
17
18
17
18
17
15
15
17
17
19
19
18
18
18
17
19
19
20
21
20
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