El Arenal surfForecast / Cantabria / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 CEST
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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
15.8° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Arenal today?

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 2PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (06 May)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (06 May)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.7
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.7
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
NNW
14
0.4
NNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
201
196
208
173
145
102
79
67
63
40
39
88
65
62
61
44
41
31
31
31
22
21
41
70
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
25
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
10
SE
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SE
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
7:53AM3.00m
8:08PM3.11m
8:33AM2.82m
8:53PM2.94m
9:23AM2.65m
9:48PM2.81m
Low Tide
1:56PM0.89m
2:28AM0.91m
2:38PM1.06m
3:17AM1.08m
3:29PM1.21m
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:01
7:01
7:00
6:58
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9:22
9:23
9:24
9:25
1
1
3
3
1
Temp °C
12
12
14
14
15
14
13
11
10
10
14
16
15
15
14
13
12
12
16
19
16
15
14
13
7
7
9
10
13
13
12
9
8
7
10
10
10
13
14
11
10
10
14
16
15
14
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.7
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.7
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
NW
8
0.5
N
4
0.6
NW
7
Energy kJ
201
196
208
173
145
102
79
67
63
40
39
88
65
62
61
19
15
19
16
15
9
21
9
33
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
8
0.1
NW
12
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
6
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NNW
13
Energy kJ
1
77
72
6
19
19
21
20
12
35
33
23
6
2
44
41
31
31
31
22
5
19
70
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
8
0.1
NW
12
0.2
NNW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.4
NW
10
0.3
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.2
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.4
N
5
0.4
N
5
0.1
W
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.3
NNW
14
0.3
NE
4
Energy kJ
18
5
12
19
18
27
9
9
7
1
8
8
5
10
10
8
21
41
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
5
1.2
NNW
6
0.7
NE
4
1
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.4
NW
3
0.3
WNW
3
Energy kJ
42
99
16
44
42
35
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
42
101
115
148
42
0
0
0
0
0
12
167
7
22
0
0
0
0
0
28
148
59
7
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain - Cantabria
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
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