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El Sunset (Benalmádena) surf break

El Sunset (Benalmádena) surfForecast / Andalucia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 28 Jan 2026 CET
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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
14.9° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

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

The current surf forecast for El Sunset (Benalmádena) at 5PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 28). An open ocean swell of 4.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (28 Jan)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (28 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
!
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
2.5
SW
1.9
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.1
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.1
W
0.7
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)810108767776677765552155566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)989121066016910268193153144136136140168121541816000002820
Wind
(km/h)
50
WSW
40
W
25
W
20
W
10
W
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
15
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:32AM
0.51
11:53PM
0.47
11:53AM
0.53
1:04AM
0.51
12:59PM
0.57
1:58AM
0.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:23PM
0.15
5:41AM
0.23
6:36PM
0.11
6:54AM
0.20
7:33PM
0.06
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise--------8:22-------8:21-------
Sunset--6:38-------6:39-------6:40-----
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
14125--11----1111---------
Temp. °C151617171515161616161716161616141417191715151513
Feels °C (?)7101314131212121212131212141512131514131212119
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