El Chanquete surfForecast / Andalucia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 26 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 9AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (26 Apr)--
Evening (26 Apr)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1.2
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
1
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
49
48
58
0
0
106
76
78
64
78
130
155
133
271
294
208
176
138
97
88
90
70
51
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
0
E
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
0
NW
5
NNE
10
W
5
NNW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
glassy
glassy
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
11:59PM0.58m
12:18PM0.56m
1:05AM0.61m
1:25PM0.59m
1:55AM0.65m
2:17PM0.62m
Low Tide
6:30AM0.31m
6:39PM0.25m
7:22AM0.27m
7:24PM0.23m
8:01AM0.23m
7:59PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
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7:30
7:28
7:26
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9:00
9:00
9:01
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
17
19
19
19
17
16
16
16
20
20
21
19
18
17
17
16
19
20
21
19
18
14
15
14
16
17
17
19
17
15
16
15
20
19
20
19
19
17
16
16
18
19
19
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.1
W
8
1
ESE
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
1
E
6
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
Energy kJ
49
49
48
58
1
77
76
78
64
78
82
85
133
198
203
208
176
138
97
88
90
70
51
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.2
WSW
2
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
0.3
WSW
2
Energy kJ
83
54
69
106
130
155
271
294
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
48
43
43
205
404
392
48
0
0
0
0
19
48
48
0
0
0
11
0
32
41
400
32
32
Best forecast wave conditions in Andalucia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
7
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
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