El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
20.2°C
1.2° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 9AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (30 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (30 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
1
2
1
0
0
2
3
3
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.5
NW
12
0.5
NW
11
0.6
WNW
11
1
NW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
13
1.6
NW
13
2
NW
14
2.5
NW
16
3
NW
15
3
NW
15
3
NW
14
2.5
NW
14
2.5
NW
14
2.4
NW
14
2.2
NW
14
2.1
NW
13
2
NW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
129
169
114
66
60
79
229
300
361
425
489
749
841
1429
3246
3713
3762
3372
3009
2633
2171
1814
1502
1346
Wind (km/h)
30
S
25
WNW
10
NW
10
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
5
ESE
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
5
W
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
E
15
NE
20
ENE
10
ENE
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
7:15AM3.71m
7:38PM3.61m
7:57AM3.53m
8:25PM3.34m
8:47AM3.30m
9:24PM3.03m
Low Tide
1:03AM0.14m
1:23PM0.18m
1:44AM0.36m
2:09PM0.39m
2:31AM0.63m
3:04PM0.66m
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7:58
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Temp °C
27
20
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
17
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
22
18
19
19
16
17
17
18
16
15
15
17
18
16
16
17
16
15
15
17
17
17
18
18
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