El Castillo Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.38° N 6.22° W

El Castillo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Castillo sea temperature is
24.4° C
1.9° 

El Castillo 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 Castillo today (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Castillo at 8AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (26 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (26 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the ESE by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
6
1
W
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.5
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
91
71
42
21
23
10
10
11
21
24
15
6
6
6
6
6
2
2
2
1
1
3
1
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
N
10
NNE
10
N
15
NW
15
W
10
W
5
NE
20
ESE
25
E
20
E
30
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
30
E
25
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:01AM2.07m
2:19PM2.25m
2:46AM2.19m
3:01PM2.39m
3:24AM2.30m
3:38PM2.53m
Low Tide
8:00AM0.83m
8:33PM0.69m
8:43AM0.69m
9:13PM0.55m
9:20AM0.56m
9:49PM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
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>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:36
9:35
9:34
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
23
27
29
29
27
27
24
24
24
28
30
31
29
27
26
25
24
28
30
31
29
25
Feels °C
25
24
22
25
26
26
26
27
22
22
22
25
24
24
22
19
22
22
22
24
24
25
24
22
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