El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
22.9° C
1.7° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 8AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
7
0.6
NW
8
0.7
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.2
WNW
10
0.3
NW
10
0.6
NW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
36
35
34
68
53
50
26
25
48
44
44
24
14
14
14
14
8
3
3
5
11
19
106
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
0
NE
5
SE
5
SE
10
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
E
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
W
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
8:17AM3.45m
8:35PM3.48m
8:55AM3.23m
9:14PM3.16m
9:34AM3.00m
9:58PM2.85m
Low Tide
2:04AM0.24m
2:17PM0.39m
2:42AM0.51m
2:59PM0.65m
3:22AM0.81m
3:45PM0.94m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:15
9:13
 mm
1
Temp °C
21
20
20
21
22
22
21
21
20
20
20
21
22
22
22
20
19
19
18
21
22
22
21
19
Feels °C
23
22
23
23
23
23
22
24
23
22
21
22
21
22
23
22
21
21
19
23
23
22
23
19
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