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El Arenal surfForecast / Cantabria / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 31 May 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.6° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Arenal today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 2AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at El Arenal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | |
125 | 131 | 129 | 127 | 121 | 113 | 109 | 123 | 121 | 103 | 75 | 72 | 67 | 56 | 92 | 192 | 234 | 299 | 364 | 392 | 524 | 569 | 478 | 469 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:31PM3.42m | 5:52AM3.26m | 6:06PM3.42m | 6:28AM3.22m | 6:42PM3.39m | 7:04AM3.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:39PM0.51m | 11:51AM0.60m | 00:16AM0.53m | 12:27PM0.64m | 00:54AM0.59m | 1:04PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:50 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 |
16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
 kJ | 125 | 131 | 129 | 127 | 121 | 113 | 109 | 123 | 121 | 103 | 75 | 72 | 67 | 56 | 33 | 39 | 40 | 30 | 364 | 392 | 524 | 569 | 478 | 469 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 7 | N 10 | NW 13 | NW 9 | WNW 12 | N 7 | NW 10 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | W 16 | N 8 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | NW 9 | NW 12 | — | NW 10 | — | — | NW 16 | N 10 | N 10 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | 4 | — | — | 10 | 2 | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 2 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 92 | 192 | 234 | 299 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 246 | 42 | 7 | 15 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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