El Chanquete Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.72° N 4.35° W

El Chanquete 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Chanquete sea temperature is
23.3° C
0.1° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chanquete at 2PM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (11 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)5s
Evening (11 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
5
0.3
SW
4
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
5
0.3
E
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
5
6
6
4
4
4
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
NNE
0
N
10
N
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
NNE
10
NE
5
W
0
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
NE
Wind State
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
2:38AM0.67m
3:24PM0.66m
3:28AM0.70m
4:08PM0.70m
4:14AM0.73m
4:48PM0.73m
Low Tide
8:31AM0.15m
8:43PM0.23m
9:15AM0.12m
9:29PM0.19m
9:55AM0.10m
10:11PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:13
9:12
9:10
 mm
Temp °C
25
26
31
31
31
29
27
26
27
26
30
29
29
29
27
26
27
26
29
30
30
30
28
Feels °C
25
24
29
29
30
29
28
27
28
26
30
30
32
32
30
28
30
29
32
31
31
32
31
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