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El Chanquete surfForecast / Andalucia / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 18 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
17.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at El Chanquete today?
The current surf forecast for El Chanquete at 8AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at El Chanquete. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | |
29 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | |
High Tide | 4:46AM0.73m | 5:30PM0.68m | 5:32AM0.72m | 6:18PM0.67m | 6:20AM0.69m | 7:09PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:25AM0.08m | 10:35PM0.19m | 11:09AM0.10m | 11:20PM0.21m | 11:56AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — |
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Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | W 6 | — | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 |
 kJ | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 29 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 22 | — | 11 | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 36 | 70 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 174 | 174 | 178 | 274 | 404 | 744 | 742 | 294 | 346 | 174 | 205 | 178 | 404 | 409 | 494 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 163 | 213 | 323 | 294 | 80 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Andalucia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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