El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
22.4°C
1.3° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 1PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
5
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.4
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
6
0.3
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
NW
13
0.2
NNW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
44
46
47
61
63
61
43
36
25
23
25
25
25
16
8
7
3
7
15
22
20
30
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
0
N
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
NW
10
NW
10
W
5
NNE
0
S
5
SSW
10
SW
5
S
10
N
15
N
5
NNW
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
High Tide
2:02AM2.50m
2:31PM2.70m
3:06AM2.67m
3:25PM2.93m
3:51AM2.88m
4:05PM3.17m
Low Tide
7:57AM1.37m
8:42PM1.20m
8:59AM1.17m
9:33PM0.97m
9:44AM0.93m
10:12PM0.73m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:30
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:05
9:04
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
19
22
23
23
22
21
20
20
20
24
25
23
23
22
21
21
20
23
23
22
20
19
Feels °C
20
20
24
24
25
25
24
22
21
19
25
24
24
24
24
23
22
20
24
22
22
22
20
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