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El Arenal surfForecast / Cantabria / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 23 Jan 2026 CET
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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
13.3° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Arenal today?

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 8PM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)15ft (4.5m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jan)16ft (5.0m)16s
Evening (23 Jan)15ft (4.5m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
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0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
NW
5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
3
NW
3
NW
4.5
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
4.5
NW
5
NW
6
NW
6.5
NW
6.5
NW
6
NW
5
NW
4.5
NW
Period(s) (?)141616161615151515161616161616151414141415161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)66911164511148106718880716959535454686173707428390552339245748261986751855113814177461882716650121848880
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
40
W
45
W
30
W
10
S
15
S
10
SSW
25
WSW
45
W
45
W
55
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:07AM
3.65
7:31PM
3.33
7:47AM
3.53
8:13PM
3.22
8:32AM
3.35
9:03PM
3.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:21PM
0.33
1:31AM
0.48
2:02PM
0.45
2:16AM
0.62
2:49PM
0.62
3:09AM
0.79
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise--------8:40-------8:38-------
Sunset--6:14-------6:15-------6:16-----
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----13-----31---12221---
Temp. °C101212987677101091086710911111011108
Feels °C (?)4676642324102413501-10224
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