El Sunset (Benalmádena) surf break

El Sunset (Benalmádena) surfForecast / Andalucia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 25 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
16.9° 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 4PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.9
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
ESE
6
1.4
E
6
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
E
6
1.3
E
7
1
E
7
1.3
E
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.6
E
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
28
54
53
67
65
75
71
49
50
161
111
111
86
145
89
143
160
233
145
181
181
186
151
Wind (km/h)
0
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
N
5
N
0
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
S
5
ENE
15
WSW
10
W
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:09AM0.47m
00:16AM0.50m
12:27PM0.49m
1:09AM0.54m
1:24PM0.52m
1:51AM0.56m
Low Tide
5:40PM0.16m
6:27AM0.21m
6:44PM0.15m
7:22AM0.17m
7:33PM0.13m
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
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7:31
7:28
7:28
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9:00
9:00
9:01
9:02
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
18
18
17
16
16
16
17
19
19
18
18
17
17
16
18
19
19
18
18
17
17
16
18
17
17
17
16
15
16
16
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
16
18
17
17
17
18
17
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
Energy kJ
28
28
28
17
26
29
36
36
49
50
88
111
111
86
86
89
93
90
137
145
181
181
186
151
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
12
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.9
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.6
E
7
Energy kJ
54
53
67
65
75
71
161
145
143
160
233
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
44
130
67
142
3
0
3
3
22
390
378
22
0
0
0
0
0
97
377
22
0
11
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Andalucia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
7
8
6
6
5
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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