El Fronton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.16° N 15.65° W

Issued: 6 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's El Fronton sea temperature is

23.0° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at El Fronton today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Fronton at 1AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	5s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s
Evening (16 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 15			Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 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	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	NNE 8	NNE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	21	21	24	33	117	46	49	67	69	84	93	109	128	144	153	158	163	189	194	206	266	268	293	282
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on
High Tide	2:58PM2.32m				3:28AM2.05m				3:43PM2.33m					4:13AM2.00m				4:27PM2.28m				4:57AM1.92m
Low Tide			9:18PM-0.05m				9:24AM0.10m					10:03PM-0.02m				10:07AM0.15m				10:47PM0.07m				10:50AM0.23m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—
	—	9:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:00	—	—	—	—	—	9:00
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	24	23	22	22	22	22	24	25	24	23	22	22	21	23	24	24	24	22	22	22	21	22	24
Feels °C	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	24	25	24	23	22	22	21	23	24	23	24	21	21	21	19	21	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	NW 7	NW 9	N 8	WNW 9	WNW 9	NW 9	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	S 12	SW 19	SW 19	S 19	S 11	S 19	SW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18
kJ	21	21	21	33	2	3	31	8	8	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	15	15	7	2	7	12	30	30
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	NW 7	NW 9	NW 7	WNW 9	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 19	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 19	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11
kJ	9	5	5	2	3	2	8	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	7	3	3	3	7	2	2	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	NNW 8	NNW 8	NW 9	S 12	S 12	S 12	N 8	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	S 21	S 21	S 21	W 8	W 8	W 8	NW 8	NW 8	W 9	W 9	—	—
kJ	15	6	6	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	2	9	9	9	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NNE 8	NNE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7
kJ	16	17	24	21	117	46	49	67	69	84	93	109	128	144	153	158	163	189	194	206	266	268	293	282
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Playa de las Americas Tenerife	Playa de las Americas Tenerife	Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca Lanzarote	Playa de las Americas Tenerife	Fuero de la Bajeta Tenerife	Fuero de la Bajeta Tenerife	Playa de las Americas Tenerife	Playa de las Americas Tenerife	Las Conchas Tenerife	Ponta Pequena Madeira	Oued Massa Southern Morocco	Arguineguin Gran Canaria	Playa de las Americas Tenerife	Playa de las Americas Tenerife	Igueste de San Andres Tenerife	Mosca Point Gran Canaria	Mosca Point Gran Canaria	Mosca Point Gran Canaria	Arguineguin Gran Canaria	Igueste de San Andres Tenerife	Playa de las Americas Tenerife	Arguineguin Gran Canaria	Mosca Point Gran Canaria	Mosca Point Gran Canaria
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	106	106	196	106	80	80	106	106	117	532	624	46	106	106	62	44	44	44	46	62	106	46	44	44
Best forecast wave conditions in Gran Canaria												Arguineguin				Arguineguin	Arguineguin	Arguineguin	Arguineguin			Arguineguin	Arguineguin	Arguineguin
Rating (10 max)												1				1	1	1	1			1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Africa)	Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca Lanzarote	Playa de Soesto Galicia	Pantin Galicia	Punta Blanca - k16 Tenerife	Punta Blanca - k16 Tenerife	Punta Blanca - k16 Tenerife	Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca Lanzarote	Castillo del Rubicón - Playa Blanca Lanzarote	Las Conchas Tenerife			Arguineguin Gran Canaria	Conil Andalucia	La Yerbabuena Andalucia	Las Conchas Tenerife	Arguineguin Gran Canaria	Arguineguin Gran Canaria	Arguineguin Gran Canaria	Arguineguin Gran Canaria	La Derecha del Cartel Tenerife	Playa El Palmar Andalucia	Arguineguin Gran Canaria	La Derecha del Cartel Tenerife	La Derecha del Cartel Tenerife
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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