El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
17.2°C
0.8° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 8PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (02 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (02 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
13
1.2
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1
NW
12
0.9
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
1.3
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
7
1.1
N
6
1
N
6
0.4
NW
15
0.4
NW
15
0.8
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.4
NW
15
0.5
NW
15
0.6
NW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
459
473
411
291
240
200
137
132
141
168
173
143
135
100
78
62
60
46
44
47
36
77
107
153
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
E
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
E
10
SSE
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:14AM3.08m
11:11PM2.79m
11:37AM3.10m
00:27AM2.91m
12:47PM3.22m
1:27AM3.10m
Low Tide
4:39PM0.87m
5:04AM1.07m
5:59PM0.80m
6:20AM0.95m
7:03PM0.66m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
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7:50
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7:54
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6:05
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6:02
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1
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Temp °C
11
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
10
11
12
12
12
10
9
9
8
Feels °C
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
8
10
9
9
9
10
8
8
7
8
10
10
9
8
7
6
5
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