El Sunset (Benalmádena) surf break

El Sunset (Benalmádena) surfForecast / Andalucia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 20 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
15.2° 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 8PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (20 Jan)1ft (0.3m)4s
Evening (20 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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

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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.1
E
0.2
E
0.3
E
0.3
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
1.8
SW
1.4
SW
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
Period(s) (?)44455513131312121367121212121211111167
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3331310331230284560265198108104727169434224124195
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
W
20
W
20
W
30
WSW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:58PM
0.61
4:38AM
0.59
4:32PM
0.60
5:10AM
0.59
5:09PM
0.59
5:44AM
0.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:59AM
0.14
10:20PM
0.03
10:33AM
0.13
10:52PM
0.04
11:09AM
0.13
11:26PM
0.06
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise--------8:26-------8:26-------
Sunset--6:30-------6:30-------6:31-----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----------1144--------43
Temp. °C91315131110111011131313131313121214151413131313
Feels °C (?)59108767781091081110789111098911
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