El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
18.0°C
0.9° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 6AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (26 Oct)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (26 Oct)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the E by Wed afternoon).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
2
4
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0
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3
4
4
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NW
14
3.5
NW
14
3
NW
13
3
NW
13
2.5
NW
13
2.3
NW
12
2.1
NW
12
2
NW
12
1.9
NW
12
2
NW
12
1.6
NW
11
2.1
NW
13
2.1
NW
13
2.4
NW
13
2.1
NW
12
1.9
NW
12
1.9
NW
13
1.6
NW
12
2.2
NW
14
2.4
NW
14
2.5
NW
13
2.5
NW
13
2.5
NW
14
2.4
NW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4708
3953
3122
2601
2140
1593
1315
1112
1013
1052
579
1387
1565
1817
1327
1060
1077
747
1744
2073
2310
2275
2267
1990
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
ENE
20
ENE
15
SE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
N
5
ENE
5
E
15
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
30
E
30
E
15
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:59AM3.78m
4:17PM3.88m
4:37AM3.88m
4:58PM3.89m
5:17AM3.89m
5:41PM3.78m
Low Tide
10:03AM0.06m
10:24PM-0.01m
10:43AM-0.03m
11:03PM0.03m
11:26AM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
16
16
17
20
21
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
17
16
15
14
14
15
15
16
15
14
13
Feels °C
17
15
14
16
18
17
16
15
14
14
15
16
15
14
14
13
14
14
13
12
11
9
9
10
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