El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
21.3°C
0.9° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 4PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (07 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (07 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
2
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.6
NW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.3
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
10
1.4
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
140
156
206
161
166
154
149
146
149
133
171
357
384
471
461
418
371
302
219
485
424
Wind (km/h)
5
W
15
NNE
10
N
5
WNW
5
S
5
S
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NW
15
WNW
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
5
E
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
2:24PM3.15m
3:05AM3.11m
3:25PM3.47m
3:58AM3.37m
4:14PM3.75m
Low Tide
8:40PM0.70m
9:00AM0.74m
9:37PM0.39m
9:51AM0.45m
10:23PM0.13m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:40
8:38
8:37
 mm
5
6
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
21
21
20
19
19
18
18
20
22
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
22
21
22
22
21
20
19
18
21
23
19
18
17
16
16
17
16
17
18
17
17
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