El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
22.4° C
1.4° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 3AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (09 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat night, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
13
0.3
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.5
NW
11
0.6
NW
11
0.6
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.7
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
23
35
60
94
87
102
117
122
76
74
85
68
81
65
81
76
74
67
Wind (km/h)
20
E
5
E
5
E
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:51AM2.94m
2:25PM3.13m
3:06AM3.13m
3:31PM3.42m
Low Tide
7:22PM0.94m
7:57AM0.93m
8:40PM0.72m
9:06AM0.72m
9:43PM0.43m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:30
9:28
9:27
 mm
Temp °C
23
22
21
20
19
19
21
22
22
22
20
19
19
19
21
22
22
22
21
Feels °C
21
23
23
22
20
19
21
21
21
22
20
20
20
20
23
23
22
23
23
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