El Arenal surfForecast / Cantabria / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 26 Apr 2026 CEST
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El Arenal surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
14.9° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Arenal today?

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 5PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (26 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (26 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.1
W
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.2
WNW
16
0.3
NW
15
0.3
NW
15
0.4
NW
14
0.9
N
6
0.9
N
6
0.8
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
6
6
6
2
9
9
17
16
16
15
7
7
7
7
7
6
24
34
33
46
55
67
61
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
5
N
0
NW
0
S
5
SSE
5
SW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
5
ESE
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:04PM2.91m
2:22AM3.21m
2:59PM3.09m
3:13AM3.35m
3:42PM3.27m
3:56AM3.46m
Low Tide
7:56PM0.96m
8:36AM0.67m
8:51PM0.77m
9:21AM0.53m
9:35PM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:15
7:13
7:11
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9:10
9:12
9:13
9:14
1
7
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
17
16
16
15
14
14
14
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
13
14
14
16
14
16
16
14
14
14
16
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
N
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
NNW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.9
N
6
0.9
N
6
0.8
N
6
Energy kJ
3
3
1
1
1
9
9
17
16
16
15
7
7
2
7
7
6
5
9
14
18
55
57
42
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.1
W
8
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
N
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
6
0.5
NNW
6
0.4
NW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
12
Energy kJ
7
6
6
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
3
3
7
9
12
21
45
67
61
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
6
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
16
0.3
NW
15
0.3
NW
15
0.4
NW
14
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
7
6
6
6
24
34
33
46
8
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
4
Energy kJ
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
230
376
377
377
302
423
423
301
344
378
158
423
219
244
243
240
156
219
7
7
1
1
1
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain - Cantabria
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
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