El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
20.3°C
0.6° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 1AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (21 Sep)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (21 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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)
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.5
NW
11
1.7
NW
11
1.7
NW
11
1.6
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.5
NW
11
1.5
NW
11
1.5
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.3
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1
NW
12
1
NW
12
1
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
629
629
534
726
739
687
687
563
553
544
445
445
461
442
349
349
263
254
237
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
10
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
S
5
E
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:29AM2.42m
1:57PM2.65m
2:36AM2.62m
2:51PM2.90m
Low Tide
6:57PM1.42m
7:25AM1.43m
8:13PM1.23m
8:28AM1.20m
9:02PM0.97m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:02
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:15
8:14
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
17
17
17
17
19
21
22
20
19
19
19
19
21
22
21
19
19
Feels °C
18
17
16
17
17
17
18
18
19
18
19
18
19
19
22
19
17
16
18
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