El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
17.2°C
0.5° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 11AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (30 Oct)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (30 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
11
1
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
NW
16
0.9
NW
15
1.1
NW
15
1.2
NW
14
1.5
NW
14
1.5
NW
13
1.5
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
249
208
173
102
68
114
136
136
147
136
167
180
245
370
472
526
790
767
755
673
600
529
504
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
S
5
SE
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
E
10
S
5
S
5
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
SE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:48AM3.63m
7:21PM3.31m
7:43AM3.41m
8:25PM3.03m
8:51AM3.20m
9:44PM2.83m
Low Tide
1:03PM0.32m
1:22AM0.62m
2:02PM0.57m
2:23AM0.87m
3:15PM0.78m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
14
15
16
16
15
14
13
13
12
13
15
15
14
13
13
12
12
12
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
12
12
11
12
14
14
13
12
12
10
10
11
13
13
12
12
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