El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
19.1°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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 5AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (14 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
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3
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
9
0.4
NW
16
0.6
NW
14
1.1
NW
14
1.3
NW
13
1.5
NW
13
1.6
NW
13
1.6
NW
13
1.7
NW
13
1.7
NW
13
1.9
NW
13
1.6
NW
13
2.1
NW
14
2
NW
14
1.8
NW
14
1.7
NW
13
1.8
NW
13
1.8
NW
13
1.6
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.6
NW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
238
157
120
76
75
167
440
563
732
892
851
911
954
1285
878
1736
1558
1251
1006
1069
1053
724
712
825
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
15
W
10
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:04AM3.51m
7:24PM3.29m
7:36AM3.31m
7:58PM3.04m
8:12AM3.09m
8:38PM2.79m
Low Tide
00:53AM0.41m
1:14PM0.43m
1:27AM0.64m
1:51PM0.67m
2:03AM0.88m
2:32PM0.93m
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Temp °C
19
18
18
19
22
22
21
21
21
20
19
20
20
19
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
20
18
18
19
21
22
22
23
22
20
18
21
20
19
17
17
18
17
18
18
18
17
17
16
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