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El Arenal surfForecast / Cantabria / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.5° 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 10PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Arenal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | |
1338 | 1200 | 996 | 816 | 668 | 496 | 378 | 325 | 235 | 154 | 151 | 149 | 146 | 123 | 95 | 113 | 119 | 95 | 66 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 65 | 60 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:13PM3.68m | 8:51AM3.26m | 9:12PM3.49m | 9:54AM3.04m | 10:18PM3.30m | 11:05AM2.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:29AM0.31m | 2:46PM0.62m | 3:31AM0.53m | 3:47PM0.82m | 4:39AM0.71m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:40 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 30 | 31 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 23 |
13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 1338 | 1200 | 996 | 816 | 668 | 496 | 378 | 325 | 235 | 154 | 151 | 149 | 146 | 123 | 95 | 113 | 119 | 95 | 66 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 65 | 60 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | N 7 | — | — | — | N 11 | N 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | W 2 | W 3 | WNW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 13 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 80 | 7 | 77 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 33 | 33 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain - Cantabria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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