El Chanquete surfForecast / Andalucia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 25 Apr 2026 CEST
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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
17.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at El Chanquete today?

The current surf forecast for El Chanquete at 12PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
1
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.8
ESE
6
1.5
E
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
6
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
6
1
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.8
E
7
2
E
8
2
E
8
1.5
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
41
28
28
54
54
69
49
49
49
35
53
193
135
107
104
145
141
92
202
343
454
441
251
Wind (km/h)
5
W
0
W
5
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
N
5
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
0
SW
0
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
NW
10
SW
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
10:54AM0.55m
11:59PM0.58m
12:18PM0.56m
1:05AM0.61m
1:25PM0.59m
1:55AM0.65m
Low Tide
4:56AM0.35m
5:33PM0.27m
6:30AM0.31m
6:39PM0.25m
7:22AM0.27m
7:24PM0.23m
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
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7:31
7:30
7:28
7:26
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9:00
9:00
9:00
9:01
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
18
19
19
18
16
16
15
15
18
20
20
20
18
17
16
16
19
20
20
19
18
17
17
17
18
17
18
17
16
16
15
15
18
19
18
19
18
17
15
15
18
18
18
19
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
7
1
E
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
7
Energy kJ
42
41
28
28
27
27
31
49
49
49
35
131
135
107
104
86
89
92
125
193
308
292
251
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.3
SSE
4
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
3
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
ESE
6
1.5
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
6
1.5
E
7
1.8
E
7
2
E
8
2
E
8
Energy kJ
54
54
69
53
193
145
141
202
343
454
441
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
Distance (km)
22
22
64
150
48
162
0
168
43
48
80
404
392
0
0
0
0
0
11
80
48
80
0
32
Best forecast wave conditions in Andalucia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
6
6
5
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
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