El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
21.7°C
1.0° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 11AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (31 Aug)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (31 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
9
1.8
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.8
NW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
379
627
653
694
651
592
478
425
388
341
303
327
275
208
199
142
77
82
46
33
40
39
21
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
N
5
NE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
0
SE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
5
E
10
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:05AM3.63m
7:20PM3.76m
7:39AM3.56m
7:57PM3.61m
8:18AM3.42m
8:39PM3.38m
Low Tide
1:07PM0.19m
1:29AM0.19m
1:44PM0.30m
2:07AM0.36m
2:25PM0.47m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:53
8:52
8:50
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
19
20
20
20
19
18
17
16
18
19
20
20
19
19
19
18
19
20
20
20
18
Feels °C
17
16
19
19
19
21
20
19
18
16
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
19
17
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