El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
22.0°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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 10AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (30 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (30 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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)
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.4
NW
10
1.3
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.3
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.6
NW
9
1.7
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
262
201
373
300
225
249
262
250
273
370
535
557
639
651
580
478
388
380
303
262
262
246
203
199
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SE
5
SSW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
SW
10
SSW
5
W
10
NNW
10
N
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
5
E
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:32AM3.62m
6:46PM3.84m
7:05AM3.63m
7:20PM3.76m
7:39AM3.56m
7:57PM3.61m
Low Tide
00:23AM0.10m
12:32PM0.17m
00:55AM0.10m
1:07PM0.19m
1:29AM0.19m
1:44PM0.30m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:37
7:39
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8:54
8:53
8:52
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
18
17
19
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
19
20
20
20
19
Feels °C
21
21
20
20
20
19
20
18
19
18
16
19
19
20
21
19
20
18
18
20
19
20
20
19
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