El Chanquete surfForecast / Andalucia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 26 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
17.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at El Chanquete today?

The current surf forecast for El Chanquete at 5PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (26 May)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (26 May)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.7
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
21
21
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
33
43
43
32
32
23
15
15
9
8
5
4
2
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
0
ENE
5
N
10
N
5
N
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
12:49PM0.56m
1:13AM0.63m
1:48PM0.58m
2:00AM0.65m
2:37PM0.59m
2:42AM0.66m
Low Tide
6:40PM0.27m
7:32AM0.24m
7:21PM0.26m
8:05AM0.21m
7:55PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
7:01
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:25
9:25
9:27
9:28
Temp °C
21
22
23
22
21
20
19
19
23
24
24
23
21
20
20
21
24
25
25
24
21
20
21
22
20
20
22
21
20
19
18
18
22
22
23
22
21
20
18
20
23
23
24
23
21
19
19
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.7
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
5
Energy kJ
14
14
21
21
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
33
43
43
32
32
23
15
15
9
8
5
4
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
Energy kJ
25
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
213
278
404
404
278
197
197
197
205
278
373
48
48
48
48
205
205
408
404
335
205
205
205
205
Best forecast wave conditions in Andalucia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
6
7
7
7
9
9
6
7
6
6
9
9
7
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
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