El Chanquete surfForecast / Andalucia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 21 May 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
16.6° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Chanquete today?

The current surf forecast for El Chanquete at 10PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (21 May)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (21 May)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
20
20
22
31
32
41
43
35
35
51
111
139
134
110
86
74
97
77
57
56
38
27
25
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
S
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
W
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
ENE
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:04PM0.62m
8:09AM0.61m
9:03PM0.61m
9:12AM0.58m
10:08PM0.60m
Low Tide
12:47PM0.17m
1:07AM0.29m
1:48PM0.22m
2:27AM0.32m
3:08PM0.25m
4:32AM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:22
9:22
9:22
9:23
Temp °C
23
23
23
23
22
21
20
20
24
24
24
23
21
20
20
20
23
24
24
22
21
20
21
20
21
20
21
22
21
19
18
19
22
22
23
22
21
19
19
20
22
22
23
21
20
19
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
Energy kJ
14
20
20
22
31
32
41
43
35
35
51
111
139
134
110
86
74
97
77
57
56
38
27
25
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
4
4
3
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
5
Energy kJ
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
213
278
405
48
48
48
48
48
213
48
80
0
0
0
0
0
32
32
19
19
11
19
197
205
Best forecast wave conditions in Andalucia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
6
6
7
8
6
7
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
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