La Cabanita surf break

La Cabanita surfForecast / Andalucia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 CEST
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La Cabanita surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's La Cabanita sea temperature is
19.9° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at La Cabanita today?

The current surf forecast for La Cabanita at 7PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (16 May)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (16 May)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

Table - waves today at La Cabanita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat night, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
5
0.5
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
6
0.1
W
8
0.8
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.8
W
4
1
W
5
1.3
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
0.1
W
15
0.2
W
14
0.6
WNW
5
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
12
0.6
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
15
8
9
9
17
40
40
1
0
23
20
52
126
84
4
16
18
14
13
13
11
22
21
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
W
10
WSW
5
N
15
NW
15
NW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
N
5
N
5
NW
15
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:31PM3.00m
3:57AM2.98m
4:16PM3.05m
4:45AM2.95m
5:03PM3.03m
5:36AM2.84m
Low Tide
9:20AM0.08m
9:45PM0.01m
10:05AM0.08m
10:32PM-0.04m
10:52AM0.14m
11:22PM-0.01m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:24
9:25
9:27
9:27
Temp °C
18
18
18
19
18
18
16
15
15
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
15
15
16
18
16
17
15
12
12
12
13
14
15
17
16
15
14
13
14
15
16
16
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
5
0.5
WNW
5
0.5
S
4
0.4
WNW
5
0.2
S
4
0.9
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
6
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
13
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
Energy kJ
25
15
8
9
1
40
40
1
5
5
5
4
16
15
3
13
8
8
22
21
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.4
WNW
5
0.3
S
4
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
W
13
0.1
W
10
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
Energy kJ
2
2
8
3
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
18
14
2
13
11
11
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
NW
10
0.2
WNW
11
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
4
11
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.4
W
5
0.6
W
5
1
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.8
W
4
1
W
5
1.3
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
1
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.5
W
4
0.4
WNW
5
Energy kJ
1
11
9
17
48
38
26
23
20
52
126
84
53
30
18
10
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
79
79
787
781
277
185
121
141
539
787
796
277
137
3
3
28
124
240
730
533
185
115
115
115
Best forecast wave conditions in Andalucia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
1
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
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