El Chanquete Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.72° N 4.35° W

El Chanquete 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Chanquete sea temperature is
22.8° C
0.3° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Chanquete at 2AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
1
1
1
1
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)
0.6
SW
5
0.9
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.6
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.5
W
5
0.3
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
44
56
62
46
11
15
9
10
6
3
0
17
16
0
21
0
11
3
Wind (km/h)
15
S
5
SSE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
WSW
10
S
10
S
5
S
0
ENE
10
NW
5
N
0
NE
5
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
S
5
NE
Wind State
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:52PM0.71m
5:57AM0.72m
6:34PM0.71m
6:42AM0.69m
7:17PM0.70m
Low Tide
11:06PM0.20m
11:31AM0.11m
11:51PM0.21m
12:11PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:35
9:35
9:34
 mm
Temp °C
35
34
32
30
28
28
33
35
35
33
29
31
28
29
32
33
33
31
31
Feels °C
33
35
32
27
26
26
31
33
33
32
30
29
28
29
32
32
32
31
30
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