El Arenal Surf Break

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

Issued: 1 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
21.3° C

2.4°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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 7PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (05 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
11
0.5
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
50
79
60
58
54
52
51
51
51
28
27
25
25
24
25
25
17
17
16
10
9
11
10
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
E
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:39AM3.08m
8:54PM3.31m
9:21AM3.02m
9:37PM3.22m
10:09AM2.97m
10:28PM3.12m
Low Tide
2:39PM0.72m
3:11AM0.67m
3:22PM0.81m
3:57AM0.73m
4:12PM0.90m
4:50AM0.80m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:59
9:59
9:58
9:58
 mm
Temp °C
24
26
26
25
25
25
24
24
29
30
30
25
23
22
22
21
22
22
21
21
20
19
19
19
Feels °C
23
21
21
22
23
23
22
22
26
26
27
26
22
21
21
20
21
22
21
21
20
19
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
5
0.5
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.5
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
Energy kJ
18
50
79
60
27
23
20
13
51
51
28
21
17
10
24
25
25
17
17
16
10
9
9
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
11
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
9
0.1
W
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.5
NNE
5
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
8
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NW
7
0.2
WNW
10
Energy kJ
55
9
7
2
58
54
52
51
13
6
6
27
25
25
5
5
7
7
3
3
2
2
2
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
10
0.2
NNW
6
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
8
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
3
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.1
NW
7
Energy kJ
18
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
6
5
2
1
1
1
1
5
5
11
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.2
W
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
Energy kJ
24
29
36
17
21
1
1
2
3
3
5
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1
7
82
7
0
0
0
0
1
7
35
28
0
139
146
146
146
508
743
489
506
146
161
305
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain - Cantabria
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
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