El Sunset (Benalmádena) Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.58° N 4.53° W

El Sunset (Benalmádena) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Sunset (Benalmádena) sea temperature is
23.2°C
2.9° 

El Sunset (Benalmádena) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at El Sunset (Benalmádena) today (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Sunset (Benalmádena) at 8AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (10 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (10 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
4
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Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
18
11
7
7
15
10
6
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
E
10
SE
5
ESE
5
SSW
5
SSE
0
E
5
N
0
NNW
0
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:24AM0.62m
3:37PM0.64m
3:59AM0.62m
4:07PM0.64m
4:33AM0.61m
4:37PM0.62m
Low Tide
9:29AM0.06m
9:50PM0.04m
10:01AM0.07m
10:22PM0.03m
10:33AM0.09m
10:54PM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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8:19
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8:21
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8:22
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7:49
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7:47
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Temp °C
21
20
20
20
22
22
21
20
20
19
19
20
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
21
22
22
21
21
Feels °C
22
20
21
20
22
22
21
20
20
19
19
21
21
22
21
22
21
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
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