Surf-Forecast | El Castillo Surf Guide

Lat Long: 36.38° N 6.22° W

Issued: 6 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Castillo sea temperature is

19.6°C

El Castillo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Photo by: ALFONSO

El Castillo Surf Guide

El Castillo in Andalucia is an exposed point break that has unreliable waves. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the east southeast and there is no shelter here from cross shore breezes. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west southwest. There is no point break. Best around mid tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Submerged rocks are a hazard.

El Castillo Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Point	3	inconsistent	19.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing El Castillo:

The best conditions reported for surf at El Castillo occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-southeast.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf El Castillo (for consistent clean waves)?

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing El Castillo with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of December. Clean surfable waves are typically found 27% of the time in December while 37% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 36% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

27%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

37%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

36%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore El Castillo Location Map

Interactive El Castillo surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to El Castillo is Jerez Airport (XRY) in Spain, 43 km (27 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to El Castillo is Ibn Batouta (Tanger) Airport (TNG) in Morocco, 77 km (48 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

El Castillo Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 2 November 2026, 00:17 Local Time

m, °C	Sun	Monday 02
ft, °F	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Wave (m)	W	W	W	W
Period (s)	12	12	12	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does El Castillo look like?

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Credit: ALFONSO

Tides at El Castillo

Current tide and informaton

For Chiclana de la Frontera, 8 km from El Castillo.

Next High Water: 08:52am | 2.3m

Next Low Water: 02:19am | 0.86m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

El Castillo Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feeling like 23.0 °C once we account for wind), yet at 19.6 °C the sea remains several degrees colder than the air at El Castillo. The majority of surfers will need a spring wetsuit though a summer suit or even a shorty may suffice for a short session.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 19.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite