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El Fronton surf break

El Fronton surfForecast / Gran Canaria / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 17 Jan 2026 WET
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El Fronton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Fronton sea temperature is
19.8° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at El Fronton today?

The current surf forecast for El Fronton at 2AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jan)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (18 Jan)11ft (3.5m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 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
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NNW
3
NNW
3.5
NNW
3
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
4
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
3
N
3
N
3
N
3
N
1.8
NNW
2.1
NNE
2.1
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.7
NNE
0.8
NNW
0.9
NNW
1.1
NW
1.2
NNW
Period(s) (?)16151414141311111212121211111011989818171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)460041574960359439754297332736133742336931062702221618971650771680587537413412528602657
Wind
(km/h)
25
N
35
NNW
30
NW
20
WNW
35
NW
35
NNW
35
NNE
35
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
30
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:02AM
1.97
1:21PM
1.84
1:35AM
2.07
1:54PM
1.89
2:08AM
2.13
2:27PM
1.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:45PM
0.35
7:15AM
0.27
7:19PM
0.27
7:49AM
0.20
7:51PM
0.22
8:22AM
0.16
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise----7:54-------7:54-------7:54---
Sunset-------6:30-------6:30-------6:31
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----21-----------------
Temp. °C171717181818181717171716171717171716161616171717
Feels °C (?)12111215131312101010108101010111111101010121312
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