El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
22.2°C
1.2° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 2AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (25 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (25 Aug)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
5
0.3
NNW
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.5
NW
4
0.6
NW
5
0.6
NW
6
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.4
NW
10
0.6
WNW
7
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
11
8
12
12
7
10
21
25
23
18
27
29
26
24
23
21
20
18
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
SW
10
NNW
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
ENE
10
E
5
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
NW
Wind State
on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
3:25PM2.93m
3:51AM2.88m
4:05PM3.17m
4:26AM3.09m
4:39PM3.41m
Low Tide
9:33PM0.97m
9:44AM0.93m
10:12PM0.73m
10:21AM0.69m
10:47PM0.50m
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:05
9:04
9:01
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
24
24
20
20
20
21
22
22
22
21
19
18
19
22
29
24
21
22
Feels °C
26
25
24
18
19
20
22
23
22
22
22
20
19
19
23
28
23
21
22
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