El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
23.0° C
1.8° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 5AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (19 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (19 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.2
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
5
0.1
NW
11
0.2
WNW
10
0.3
NW
10
0.6
NW
13
0.8
NW
12
0.9
NW
12
1.1
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.5
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.7
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
8
3
6
5
11
20
108
172
228
314
375
361
315
315
515
604
627
592
580
538
560
549
527
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
S
5
SW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
NNE
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:34AM3.00m
9:58PM2.85m
10:23AM2.77m
10:57PM2.59m
11:33AM2.59m
Low Tide
3:22AM0.81m
3:45PM0.94m
4:08AM1.10m
4:41PM1.20m
5:09AM1.34m
5:59PM1.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:13
9:12
9:09
 mm
1
1
2
1
2
5
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
19
21
22
22
21
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
18
19
19
19
18
19
19
20
20
20
Feels °C
22
21
21
22
23
22
22
21
21
20
20
19
19
19
18
19
17
17
16
17
17
17
19
20
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