El Sunset (Benalmádena) surf break

El Sunset (Benalmádena) surfForecast / Andalucia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 20 Mar 2026 CET
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
15.5° 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 11PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)--
Afternoon (20 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (20 Mar)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
!
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.1
E
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.9
E
1.6
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.5
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.2
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)988888888777677777666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)772785632497416443299142138134112296669563323151437333
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
20
E
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SE
5
SSE
5
N
0
W
5
N
5
NNW
5
SSW
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:56PM
0.65
4:10AM
0.67
4:35PM
0.63
4:46AM
0.65
5:17PM
0.59
5:25AM
0.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:01PM
0.03
10:25AM
0.01
10:37PM
0.06
11:04AM
0.03
11:16PM
0.11
11:49AM
0.07
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise------7:20-------7:18-------7:18-
Sunset-7:29-------7:30-------7:30------
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1----------------------
Temp. °C151414141313141515151414131214151515141413131516
Feels °C (?)101011101010111111131211111012131314131411111414
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