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El Fronton surf break

El Fronton surfForecast / Gran Canaria / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 20 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
19.6° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Fronton today?

The current surf forecast for El Fronton at 5AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 1.0m 17s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)6ft (1.8m)16s
Afternoon (21 Jan)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (21 Jan)5ft (1.6m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
3
4
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NW
0.8
NNW
1
NNW
1.6
N
1.8
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.9
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.4
NNW
2.1
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.7
NNW
Period(s) (?)151818131616161615151414141314191716161514141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)496408637933165616161094945121481873291710039831333543557114950405629942374172312611042
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:41AM
2.17
3:01PM
1.93
3:14AM
2.16
3:37PM
1.91
3:50AM
2.11
4:15PM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:23PM
0.20
8:55AM
0.14
8:56PM
0.21
9:29AM
0.15
9:31PM
0.25
10:05AM
0.20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise----7:54-------7:54-------7:52---
Sunset-------6:32-------6:34-------6:34
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C171717171717171717171918181819191919191918191918
Feels °C (?)141213131314141515161816171717171718171716161615
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