El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
19.1°C
1.3° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 1PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (12 Oct)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (12 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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)
2
2
3
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2
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
2.1
NW
12
2.1
NW
11
1.8
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.4
NW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
9
0.4
NW
16
0.6
NW
14
1
NW
14
1.3
NW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
479
437
640
1111
1083
865
660
493
396
305
216
175
171
185
247
234
154
117
75
63
167
382
512
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
SE
10
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
6:02AM3.74m
6:19PM3.69m
6:33AM3.65m
6:51PM3.51m
7:04AM3.51m
7:24PM3.29m
Low Tide
12:04PM0.12m
00:20AM0.23m
12:38PM0.24m
00:53AM0.41m
1:14PM0.43m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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8:26
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Temp °C
17
17
19
20
20
19
19
19
18
18
19
20
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
22
21
21
20
Feels °C
17
17
20
21
20
19
19
19
18
18
19
21
20
20
20
18
18
18
19
20
20
21
21
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