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El Arenal surfForecast / Cantabria / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 04 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
16.0° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Arenal today?
The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 6PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at El Arenal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | |
120 | 117 | 160 | 154 | 147 | 147 | 163 | 179 | 168 | 229 | 299 | 256 | 181 | 156 | 156 | 149 | 182 | 157 | 145 | 121 | 82 | 81 | 70 | 52 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:56PM3.41m | 7:17AM3.18m | 7:30PM3.27m | 7:53AM3.00m | 8:08PM3.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:45PM0.57m | 1:08AM0.55m | 1:19PM0.72m | 1:46AM0.72m | 1:56PM0.89m | 2:28AM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | 9:23 |
10 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | N 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 |
 kJ | 120 | 117 | 160 | 154 | 147 | 147 | 163 | 179 | 168 | 229 | 11 | 256 | 181 | 156 | 156 | 149 | 182 | 6 | 5 | 121 | 82 | 81 | 70 | 52 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 8 | NW 4 | N 9 | N 9 | NE 4 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 26 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 27 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | NW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | — | N 10 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 12 | 12 | — | 2 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 299 | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 157 | 145 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 178 | 31 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 42 | 475 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain - Cantabria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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