El Arenal Surf Break

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

Issued: 1 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
21.5° C

2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 7PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (02 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1
NW
9
0.8
NNW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.9
NW
12
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1
NW
10
1
NW
10
1
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.7
NW
9
0.5
WNW
10
0.7
N
6
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
11
0.5
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
212
179
152
75
98
84
69
232
283
287
266
251
222
188
188
185
130
133
81
56
38
38
31
58
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
E
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
10
NE
5
E
5
SE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:05PM3.47m
7:25AM3.18m
7:40PM3.44m
8:01AM3.13m
8:16PM3.38m
Low Tide
12:49PM0.58m
1:18AM0.53m
1:24PM0.60m
1:54AM0.56m
2:00PM0.65m
2:31AM0.61m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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>
6:39
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:00
10:00
9:59
9:59
 mm
Temp °C
19
20
19
19
18
17
17
17
19
20
20
20
19
18
17
18
21
24
23
23
24
24
23
22
Feels °C
20
20
18
19
19
17
17
17
20
20
20
21
21
20
18
18
21
21
19
21
22
22
21
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1
NW
9
0.8
NNW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.9
NW
12
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1
NW
10
1
NW
10
1
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.7
NW
9
0.7
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
5
Energy kJ
212
179
152
75
98
84
69
232
283
287
266
251
222
188
188
185
130
133
81
37
35
33
22
20
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.4
WNW
9
0.1
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.5
N
6
0.2
N
7
0.5
N
6
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.1
NW
13
0.3
NW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
NW
7
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
NW
11
0.5
NW
11
Energy kJ
18
36
39
31
6
25
52
20
4
17
8
8
31
2
7
6
6
7
15
56
25
38
31
58
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
8
0.4
WNW
9
0.1
NW
12
0.2
NNW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.1
N
13
0.2
NNW
13
0.3
NW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
10
Energy kJ
13
32
6
15
38
4
17
15
38
35
21
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
6
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.3
E
3
Energy kJ
21
2
7
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
7
7
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
7
0
0
0
0
1
7
80
7
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain - Cantabria
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
6
8
5
7
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
9
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