El Chanquete surfForecast / Andalucia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 19 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
16.3° 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 7AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (19 May)--
Evening (19 May)--

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 Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.2
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
E
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
6
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
14
22
23
23
37
64
64
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
0
SE
0
ENE
5
N
5
NE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NNE
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:32AM0.72m
6:18PM0.67m
6:20AM0.69m
7:09PM0.65m
7:12AM0.65m
8:04PM0.62m
Low Tide
11:09AM0.10m
11:20PM0.21m
11:56AM0.13m
00:09AM0.25m
12:47PM0.17m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:20
9:21
9:22
Temp °C
19
19
19
23
24
24
23
20
20
20
20
23
24
24
23
22
21
20
20
24
24
24
23
22
18
18
18
22
22
22
22
20
19
19
19
21
22
21
22
21
19
18
18
22
21
23
22
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
E
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
Energy kJ
4
2
2
1
1
3
14
22
23
23
37
64
64
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
Energy kJ
1
5
4
1
4
4
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
15
Energy kJ
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.9
E
6
Energy kJ
10
6
52
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
323
205
205
205
406
409
526
346
205
205
205
137
205
171
392
268
197
80
205
213
205
48
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Andalucia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
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