El Sunset (Benalmádena) surf break

El Sunset (Benalmádena) surfForecast / Andalucia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 CEST
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El Sunset (Benalmádena) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Sunset (Benalmádena) sea temperature is
17.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Sunset (Benalmádena) today?

The current surf forecast for El Sunset (Benalmádena) at 5PM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Afternoon (21 Apr)--
Evening (21 Apr)1ft (0.3m)4s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
E
0.2
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.2
E
0.7
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)4-4444444444669677756777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1013633311110000000239929776
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
E
0
NE
10
SSW
15
W
5
N
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SW
5
ENE
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
S
10
SW
0
SSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
glassglassglassglasscrosscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
onglasscrossglasscross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:02PM
0.55
7:01AM
0.56
8:06PM
0.50
8:05AM
0.51
9:29PM
0.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:39PM
0.05
12:56AM
0.18
1:36PM
0.10
2:01AM
0.22
2:48PM
0.14
3:30AM
0.25
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-------7:35-------7:33-------7:33
Sunset---8:57-------8:57-------8:58----
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C182020201920181719212121201919192020201918181717
Feels °C (?)151819181618171518191920191918171919201819181717
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