El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
18.8°C
1.6° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 10PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)--
Afternoon (22 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (22 Oct)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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)
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NW
13
2.5
NW
13
2.5
NW
13
2.5
NW
13
4.5
NW
12
5.5
NW
13
6
NW
15
5.5
NW
15
5
NW
14
5
NW
14
4.5
NW
13
4
NW
13
3.5
NW
12
3.5
NW
12
3
NW
12
3
NW
12
3
NW
12
2.5
NW
13
2.5
NW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2309
2419
2345
2254
6135
9977
16237
13760
10892
9113
6663
5293
3856
3078
2538
2243
2036
2452
2345
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
SE
10
SSW
15
W
50
WNW
45
W
40
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:44PM3.11m
3:12AM3.10m
3:23PM3.37m
3:48AM3.37m
4:00PM3.60m
Low Tide
8:57PM0.70m
9:10AM0.72m
9:34PM0.43m
9:48AM0.46m
10:10PM0.21m
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7:22
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Temp °C
17
16
16
16
14
14
15
16
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15
14
14
13
12
13
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
14
12
13
12
4
4
7
8
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9
8
10
10
9
10
13
12
12
12
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