El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
22.3° C
2.3° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 4AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (19 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.3
NW
10
0.3
NW
9
0.3
NW
9
0.3
NW
9
0.6
N
5
0.9
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.2
N
7
1.2
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
10
15
13
13
13
16
53
101
128
131
187
251
276
234
222
215
191
157
163
212
256
242
186
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
S
5
S
5
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
20
NE
20
NE
5
NNE
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
10
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:57AM3.34m
9:16PM3.52m
9:43AM3.14m
10:03PM3.22m
10:32AM2.95m
10:55PM2.94m
Low Tide
2:42AM0.26m
2:53PM0.47m
3:27AM0.51m
3:41PM0.70m
4:14AM0.77m
4:34PM0.94m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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>
6:50
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:51
9:51
9:50
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
19
21
23
24
23
21
21
20
20
22
23
22
23
21
20
20
20
22
23
23
23
22
Feels °C
22
21
20
22
22
23
24
23
22
20
19
23
21
20
24
22
20
19
19
22
19
19
21
21
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