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La Cabanita surfForecast / Andalucia / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 18 May 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
19.8° C
(Which is 1.6°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 8AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (18 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at La Cabanita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the ESE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | W 14 | SE 5 | W 13 | |
102 | 69 | 40 | 26 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 37 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 77 | 70 | 103 | 103 | 126 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 4:45AM2.95m | 5:03PM3.03m | 5:36AM2.84m | 5:52PM2.95m | 6:29AM2.68m | 6:44PM2.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:52AM0.14m | 11:22PM-0.01m | 11:40AM0.27m | 00:14AM0.10m | 12:31PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 22 |
16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 |
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 37 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 77 | 70 | 103 | 92 | 126 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 16 | WNW 5 | W 4 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | NW 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 16 | WNW 9 | ESE 3 | WNW 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 102 | 69 | 40 | 26 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | 9 | 96 | 103 | 103 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 86 | 124 | 240 | 721 | 721 | 138 | 185 | 3 | 115 | 86 | 240 | 243 | 367 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 97 | 13 | 121 | 161 | 138 | 60 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Andalucia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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