El Chanquete Surf Guide

El Chanquete in Andalucia is an exposed beach and reef break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds blow from the north northeast. Windswells are much more typical than groudswells and the ideal wave angle is from the southeast. The beach break provides left and right handers. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Sometimes crowded. Watch out for rocks.

El Chanquete Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef2fairly consistent
19.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing El Chanquete:

The best conditions reported for surf at El Chanquete occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northeast.

Explore El Chanquete Location Map

Interactive El Chanquete 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 Chanquete is Malaga Airport (AGP) in Spain, 14 km (9 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to El Chanquete is Granada Airport (GRX), also in Spain, 73 km (45 miles) away.

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El Chanquete Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 05:01 Local Time
Wednesday 06
5AM8AM11AM2PM
Wave (m)
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
WSW
0.4
SW
Period (s) 5 4 4 4
Wind (km/h)
15
10
0
10
Wind State cross-
off
cross-
off
glass cross-
on

Swell History at El Chanquete

Surf stats for El Chanquete, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

Wind History at El Chanquete

Wind stats for El Chanquete, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.


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