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El Chanquete surfForecast / Andalucia / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 09 May 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
El Chanquete surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Chanquete sea temperature is
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at El Chanquete today?
The current surf forecast for El Chanquete at 5PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (09 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at El Chanquete. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | W 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 4 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | |
13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 9:01AM0.52m | 10:13PM0.53m | 10:13AM0.51m | 11:20PM0.55m | 11:31AM0.51m | 00:20AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:32PM0.29m | 3:18AM0.37m | 3:59PM0.30m | 5:07AM0.34m | 5:18PM0.28m | 6:12AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | 9:14 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | E 8 | E 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 3 | SW 4 | W 8 | W 8 |
 kJ | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 44 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 8 | WSW 8 | E 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | W 9 | ENE 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | E 8 | E 8 | W 8 | W 8 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | E 7 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | — | WSW 4 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 4 | — | WSW 4 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 15 | 33 | 13 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 348 | 348 | 348 | 393 | 393 | 278 | 348 | 348 | 348 | 393 | 393 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 48 | 149 | 149 | 529 | 748 | 406 | 161 | 149 | 161 | 294 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Andalucia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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