El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
22.3° C
1.5° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 10AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (06 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (06 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.5
NNW
7
0.5
NNW
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
NNW
12
0.4
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
126
118
120
98
95
78
83
78
54
44
34
35
27
23
25
24
15
6
9
7
6
14
34
Wind (km/h)
5
S
0
SSE
5
E
10
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
5
N
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
WSW
15
SSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
10:26AM3.00m
10:57PM2.98m
11:37AM2.91m
00:20AM2.88m
1:04PM2.94m
Low Tide
4:10AM0.79m
4:38PM0.91m
5:16AM0.96m
5:55PM1.00m
6:36AM1.03m
7:22PM0.94m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:31
9:30
9:30
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
19
20
21
21
20
20
18
17
17
19
21
21
21
20
19
18
18
21
22
22
21
19
Feels °C
22
22
21
21
20
19
18
20
19
18
18
20
20
20
22
21
19
18
18
22
22
23
23
19
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