El Arenal Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.46° N 3.96° W

El Arenal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
20.2°C
0.5° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 7PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Afternoon (19 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (19 Sep)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
3
3
3
3
3
0
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NW
13
2.1
NW
13
1.9
NW
13
1.9
NNW
13
1.8
NW
12
1.9
NW
12
1.9
NW
12
1.8
NW
12
1.8
NW
11
1.7
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.4
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1575
1435
1230
1144
933
977
961
851
808
701
629
629
483
726
739
687
633
563
553
553
445
Wind (km/h)
10
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:37AM2.57m
11:38PM2.36m
12:25PM2.50m
1:29AM2.42m
1:57PM2.65m
Low Tide
5:15PM1.42m
5:49AM1.52m
6:57PM1.42m
7:25AM1.43m
8:13PM1.23m
clear
clear
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
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:17
8:15
 mm
Temp °C
16
19
19
18
17
16
16
16
18
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
20
24
23
21
19
Feels °C
15
17
16
17
17
16
16
16
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
17
19
21
19
19
18
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