El Arenal surfForecast / Cantabria / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 25 May 2026 CEST
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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
16.9° C
(Which is 1.1°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 12AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (26 May)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (26 May)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Mon night, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
3
3
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
14
1
NW
14
1.1
NW
14
1.3
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.2
NW
13
1.3
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
NW
11
0.6
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
293
387
404
560
552
543
479
502
373
428
428
361
319
293
207
204
166
138
102
100
86
112
119
92
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
WSW
10
SE
20
WSW
5
SSW
10
ESE
15
SE
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
0
NNW
5
W
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ENE
25
ENE
cross-off
cross
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
1:43AM3.10m
2:20PM3.00m
2:37AM3.13m
3:06PM3.12m
3:24AM3.18m
Low Tide
7:17PM0.97m
7:54AM0.79m
8:14PM0.88m
8:42AM0.73m
9:03PM0.78m
9:24AM0.68m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:43
9:44
9:45
9:45
Temp °C
34
32
28
17
20
23
28
26
21
19
18
18
18
19
24
26
26
25
23
23
24
24
27
29
33
32
27
15
20
21
25
21
20
18
18
19
19
19
23
24
23
25
23
22
23
22
25
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
14
1
NW
14
1.1
NW
14
1.3
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.2
NW
13
1.3
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
NW
11
0.6
NW
11
Energy kJ
293
387
404
560
552
543
479
502
373
428
428
361
319
293
207
204
166
138
102
100
86
112
119
92
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.2
ENE
3
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
36
35
31
7
4
3
3
1
2
2
7
7
1
23
23
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.2
ENE
3
Energy kJ
3
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
1
0
15
0
0
0
15
15
7
7
0
0
0
1
7
7
0
7
0
0
0
1
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain - Cantabria
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
6
9
9
9
6
6
7
7
7
8
9
6
7
6
9
6
8
8
6
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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