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El Sunset (Benalmádena) surfForecast / Andalucia / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 CESTForecast 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
18.6° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than 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 6AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at El Sunset (Benalmádena). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | E 6 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | W 7 | — | W 7 | E 4 | |
10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 44 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | |
High Tide | 5:27AM0.55m | 6:13PM0.51m | 6:01AM0.53m | 6:54PM0.48m | 6:40AM0.50m | 7:44PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:28PM0.18m | 11:53AM0.10m | 00:03AM0.21m | 12:31PM0.13m | 00:41AM0.24m | 1:15PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — |
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Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
16 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | E 6 | W 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 |
 kJ | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | E 6 | — | E 6 | — | E 6 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | W 7 | — | — | W 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | E 7 | E 6 | W 8 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 2 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 44 | 114 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 144 | 135 | 97 | 333 | 766 | 804 | 758 | 22 | 150 | 97 | 67 | 256 | 351 | 844 | 757 | 351 | 351 | 148 | 256 | 414 | 757 | 523 | 523 | 351 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Andalucia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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