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El Balneario surfForecast / Andalucia / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
El Balneario surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Balneario sea temperature is
16.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Balneario today?
The current surf forecast for El Balneario at 9PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at El Balneario. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the E by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 7 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | |
48 | 114 | 151 | 158 | 194 | 341 | 390 | 403 | 338 | 326 | 302 | 296 | 250 | 250 | 212 | 208 | 204 | 158 | 122 | 120 | 87 | 61 | 60 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 8:25AM1.06m | 9:05PM1.06m | 9:53AM0.99m | 10:34PM1.04m | 11:24AM1.00m | 11:55PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:41PM0.35m | 3:32AM0.37m | 4:09PM0.40m | 5:05AM0.37m | 5:35PM0.38m | 6:20AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | 9:04 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
 kJ | 48 | 114 | 151 | 158 | 194 | 341 | 390 | 403 | 338 | 326 | 302 | 296 | 250 | 250 | 212 | 208 | 204 | 158 | 122 | 120 | 87 | 61 | 60 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | W 14 | — | — | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 23 | 62 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | 46 | 35 | 44 | 78 | 110 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 48 | 181 | 94 | 71 | 64 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Andalucia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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