El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
20.8° C
1.5° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 11AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (09 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat night, min 19°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
10
0.5
NW
10
0.5
NW
10
0.5
NW
10
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
NW
10
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.3
NW
13
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
NW
12
0.5
NW
11
0.5
NW
11
0.5
NW
11
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
47
45
44
59
59
59
59
56
55
58
74
59
55
53
30
29
51
61
59
57
84
80
65
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
WSW
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
W
5
SE
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
5
NNW
10
ESE
5
SW
Wind State
glassy
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
12:12PM2.95m
00:42AM3.04m
1:23PM3.04m
1:57AM3.11m
2:32PM3.22m
Low Tide
5:52AM0.84m
6:22PM0.94m
7:01AM0.83m
7:36PM0.83m
8:09AM0.74m
8:45PM0.63m
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:45
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:58
9:57
9:57
9:55
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
21
22
22
22
21
20
19
20
22
23
22
23
21
20
19
20
24
25
25
26
24
24
Feels °C
20
21
22
23
24
25
24
22
20
22
24
25
24
25
23
22
20
21
25
25
26
28
25
25
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