El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
22.8° C
1.6° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 6AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.5
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.2
WNW
10
0.3
NW
10
0.6
NW
13
0.8
NW
12
1
NW
12
1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
10
1.3
NNW
12
1.5
NNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
48
44
44
35
22
14
13
14
8
6
6
5
11
20
108
172
268
246
263
254
265
456
563
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
0
SE
5
S
5
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
5
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NNW
20
N
10
NNW
20
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
8:55AM3.23m
9:14PM3.16m
9:34AM3.00m
9:58PM2.85m
10:23AM2.77m
10:57PM2.59m
Low Tide
2:42AM0.51m
2:59PM0.65m
3:22AM0.81m
3:45PM0.94m
4:08AM1.10m
4:41PM1.20m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:13
9:12
 mm
1
1
1
3
3
Temp °C
21
20
19
21
22
23
22
20
19
19
18
21
22
22
21
20
20
19
18
21
22
20
19
18
Feels °C
24
23
21
22
21
23
23
22
21
21
19
23
23
23
22
22
21
19
18
22
23
19
19
17
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