El Arenal surfForecast / Cantabria / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 09 Apr 2026 CEST
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El Arenal surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
13.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at El Arenal today?

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 5PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (09 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
3
3
!
!
!
!
!
0
0
0
1
!
!
!
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.1
NW
0.9
NW
1.6
NW
2.5
NNW
3
NNW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
2.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
Period(s) (?)131312121212111515161515141414141414141515151616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10539547185654504422833901235320337003231338330562686246215491438233761376987747078698074
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
W
25
W
30
W
20
W
30
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
W
15
WNW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrossglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:39AM
2.56
10:08PM
2.63
10:58AM
2.40
11:40PM
2.55
12:42PM
2.42
1:12AM
2.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:51PM
1.35
4:45AM
1.38
5:12PM
1.48
6:20AM
1.39
6:46PM
1.42
7:38AM
1.20
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise-------7:43-------7:41-------7:39
Sunset---8:51-------8:52-------8:52----
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------211-----
Temp. °C161515141312121214161515161313121110101010101010
Feels °C (?)1413131111111112121213141598855777765
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