El Sunset (Benalmádena) surf break

El Sunset (Benalmádena) surfForecast / Andalucia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 11 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
16.3° 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 10AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (11 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (11 Apr)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.9
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
SSW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)777677766666777776655544
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11794724131212113735475851271691581494722105327
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
S
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
25
W
25
W
35
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:08PM
0.41
10:54AM
0.42
12:25AM
0.44
12:16PM
0.45
1:10AM
0.49
1:11PM
0.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:58AM
0.30
5:43PM
0.21
6:22AM
0.27
6:43PM
0.18
7:13AM
0.21
7:27PM
0.14
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise---7:50-------7:48-------7:48----
Sunset-------8:47-------8:49-------8:50
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--21111-11--------------
Temp. °C181716161617181916161614151718181716141113161919
Feels °C (?)181716161514161613131410101112121110868111314
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