El Castillo Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.38° N 6.22° W

El Castillo WaveFinder

Issued: 1 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Castillo sea temperature is
23.9°C
1.2° 

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


El Castillo surf forecast from 22 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 29 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Monday 24 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period, W swell with 281 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 29 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with W swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Castillo this week:

The surf forecast for El Castillo over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at El Castillo in the next 16 days are 1.3m 9s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 24) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 29) at 8PM.

Wave TypeTime (CEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 8AM (Sat 29th Aug)2.5ft (0.8m) 7s
Best Surf 8AM (Sat 29th Aug)2.5ft (0.8m) 7s
Most Powerful 2PM (Mon 24th Aug)4.5ft (1.3m) 9s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Castillo over the next 16 days.


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