El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
22.1°C
1.1° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 2PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (25 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (25 Aug)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
6
0.6
NW
4
0.2
NNW
13
0.6
NW
5
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.7
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
11
16
15
22
20
18
27
26
25
24
23
21
20
18
17
17
50
47
59
59
58
44
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
WSW
5
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SW
35
W
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
E
10
S
10
SSW
10
NW
20
W
10
NW
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:51AM2.88m
4:05PM3.17m
4:26AM3.09m
4:39PM3.41m
4:59AM3.29m
5:11PM3.60m
Low Tide
9:44AM0.93m
10:12PM0.73m
10:21AM0.69m
10:47PM0.50m
10:55AM0.48m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:33
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9:04
9:01
9:00
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
22
22
21
20
19
18
19
23
29
22
21
21
20
20
18
21
23
22
22
19
Feels °C
21
22
22
22
23
22
21
20
19
19
22
27
17
22
21
20
20
18
20
22
19
21
17
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