El Fronton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.16° N 15.65° W

Issued: 12 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's El Fronton sea temperature is

24.6°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 (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Fronton at 7AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s
Evening (12 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 12								Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	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	4 PM	7 PM	10 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	NNE 8	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	121	123	117	114	114	114	91	115	107	103	111	136	145	145	181	229	244	233	210	194	154	135	131	120
Wind (km/h)	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE
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	cross-on
High Tide		2:44AM2.12m				2:59PM2.07m				3:14AM2.06m				3:32PM1.95m				3:45AM1.97m					4:05PM1.80m
Low Tide				8:48AM0.10m				9:01PM0.15m				9:20AM0.17m				9:31PM0.25m				9:53AM0.27m


	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:02	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:34	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	23	24	24	24	23
Feels °C	22	22	21	20	21	21	21	20	21	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	23	23	23	24	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 8	NNE 8	NNE 7	NNW 12	NW 12	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 11	NW 10	NW 10	N 11	N 11
kJ	121	123	117	15	23	21	37	35	69	67	61	86	83	81	75	74	74	44	43	42	34	33	20	20
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 15	NNW 15	NW 12	NW 11	NW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 10	NNW 8	SW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NNW 11	N 11	NW 9	NW 9
kJ	18	17	17	21	21	21	19	19	12	12	13	13	13	14	2	6	4	16	16	16	42	21	13	13
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 8	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NNW 10	—	N 15	S 12	SW 10	S 12	SSW 12	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	S 11	NW 14	NW 13
kJ	7	14	14	14	14	14	15	16	4	4	4	11	—	4	3	4	3	13	3	3	3	3	8	28
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7
kJ	—	—	—	114	114	114	91	115	107	103	111	136	145	145	181	229	244	233	210	194	154	135	131	120
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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	1	1
Distance (km)	21	44	80	80	106	106	44	105	106	106	106	106	106	106	106	106	106	106	106	21	106	106	44	44
Best forecast wave conditions in Gran Canaria	Arinaga	Mosca Point					Mosca Point													Mosca Point			Mosca Point	Mosca Point
Rating (10 max)	1	1					1													1			1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	6	6	7	8	4	4	4	4	4

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