El Chanquete Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.72° N 4.35° W

El Chanquete 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Chanquete sea temperature is
27.3° C
4.1° 

El Chanquete surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at El Chanquete today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chanquete at 2AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 37°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.4
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
1.2
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.6
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
49
51
49
25
16
16
16
10
10
6
5
5
2
6
39
85
43
14
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
0
SE
5
SW
0
SE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
S
0
SSW
0
NNW
5
W
10
NW
10
W
15
WSW
20
NW
20
SW
10
NNE
Wind State
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
on
off
High Tide
7:20PM0.68m
7:39AM0.60m
7:59PM0.63m
8:24AM0.55m
8:42PM0.59m
Low Tide
00:41AM0.22m
12:45PM0.23m
1:21AM0.25m
1:20PM0.28m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:06
9:05
9:04
 mm
Temp °C
30
28
28
27
26
27
29
29
30
30
27
27
28
27
31
34
37
35
31
Feels °C
33
32
32
32
28
28
31
31
33
32
31
31
29
27
31
33
34
32
30
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