El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
21.2° C
2.1° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 8AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (08 Jul)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (08 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
8
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
10
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.4
NW
10
0.5
NW
11
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.5
NW
10
0.5
NW
10
0.5
NW
10
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
11
10
10
10
27
55
43
40
65
47
45
44
59
59
59
43
56
41
59
63
60
55
53
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
SW
10
NW
15
SW
5
SW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
on
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
High Tide
11:06AM2.93m
11:30PM3.05m
12:12PM2.95m
00:42AM3.04m
1:23PM3.04m
Low Tide
4:50AM0.80m
5:13PM0.95m
5:52AM0.84m
6:22PM0.94m
7:01AM0.83m
7:36PM0.83m
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:58
9:58
9:57
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
18
20
21
20
20
20
19
19
19
21
22
22
22
21
22
20
21
22
24
24
24
21
Feels °C
20
18
18
21
22
20
20
22
21
21
21
22
23
23
24
23
24
20
23
24
26
25
25
22
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