El Arenal surfForecast / Cantabria / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 25 May 2026 CEST
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El Arenal surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
16.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Arenal today?

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 5PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (25 May)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (25 May)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
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
2
2
2
0
1
3
3
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
16
0.6
NW
15
0.8
NW
14
1
NW
14
1.1
NW
14
1.3
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.2
NW
13
1.3
NW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
145
293
387
404
560
552
543
479
502
416
428
373
361
319
293
207
204
166
138
102
86
86
112
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
ESE
10
S
5
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
S
10
ESE
15
SSE
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
ESE
5
SE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
5
NE
5
ESE
5
SW
5
SSE
5
SE
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:24PM2.90m
1:43AM3.10m
2:20PM3.00m
2:37AM3.13m
3:06PM3.12m
3:24AM3.18m
Low Tide
7:17PM0.97m
7:54AM0.79m
8:14PM0.88m
8:42AM0.73m
9:03PM0.78m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:43
9:44
9:45
9:45
Temp °C
29
33
34
32
23
17
19
23
29
28
21
19
19
19
19
20
24
26
26
26
25
21
22
23
28
30
32
32
21
15
18
21
26
24
19
18
19
19
19
20
23
24
23
25
25
21
22
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
NW
15
0.8
NW
14
1
NW
14
1.1
NW
14
1.3
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.2
NW
13
1.3
NW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
NW
10
Energy kJ
59
145
293
387
404
560
552
543
479
502
416
428
373
361
319
293
207
204
166
138
102
86
86
112
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
16
0.5
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
N
10
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
89
55
36
35
8
8
7
4
3
1
4
2
2
7
7
2
23
23
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
4
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
4
3
4
7
31
1
2
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
Energy kJ
2
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
15
15
0
0
0
15
15
7
7
0
0
0
1
7
7
2
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain - Cantabria
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
5
6
7
7
7
8
9
9
7
6
9
7
9
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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