El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
20.9°C
0.7° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 12AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (13 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (13 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
1
2
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.6
NNW
14
1.2
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.4
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
11
1
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
33
94
140
511
552
563
590
580
580
580
520
494
389
332
263
224
162
159
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
E
20
NE
20
NE
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:13PM4.02m
6:32AM3.78m
6:48PM3.89m
7:05AM3.68m
7:22PM3.67m
Low Tide
00:18AM-0.06m
12:30PM0.03m
00:52AM0.08m
1:06PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:31
8:30
8:29
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
18
17
17
16
19
21
22
20
20
19
19
19
22
25
25
24
22
Feels °C
18
18
17
17
16
15
19
19
20
19
20
19
18
17
20
22
22
22
21
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