El Sunset (Benalmádena) surf break

El Sunset (Benalmádena) surfForecast / Andalucia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 24 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 6PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)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 Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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)
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.9
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.8
ESE
6
1
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
1
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
39
55
55
39
40
41
43
29
28
18
17
17
76
56
68
39
50
84
132
100
84
66
81
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
E
5
NNE
10
N
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:32AM0.47m
11:02PM0.48m
11:09AM0.47m
00:16AM0.50m
12:27PM0.49m
1:09AM0.54m
Low Tide
4:16PM0.17m
5:10AM0.25m
5:40PM0.16m
6:27AM0.21m
6:44PM0.15m
7:22AM0.17m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:31
7:31
7:28
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8:59
9:00
9:00
9:01
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
17
16
17
16
17
17
18
18
18
17
16
16
16
17
19
19
18
17
17
17
16
18
17
17
16
15
17
15
17
17
17
16
17
16
15
15
15
15
17
17
17
16
17
17
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
6
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
1
E
6
Energy kJ
51
39
55
55
39
40
41
43
29
28
18
17
17
34
56
54
1
1
81
100
84
66
81
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
4
3
3
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.8
ESE
6
1
E
6
1.3
E
6
Energy kJ
76
68
39
50
84
132
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
97
10
0
44
0
0
0
44
130
143
67
67
0
0
0
67
67
378
22
3
11
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Andalucia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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