Playa la Carihuela surf break

Playa la Carihuela surfForecast / Andalucia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 CEST
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Playa la Carihuela surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa la Carihuela sea temperature is
17.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Playa la Carihuela today?

The current surf forecast for Playa la Carihuela at 6PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (16 May)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (16 May)1ft (0.3m)4s

Table - waves today at Playa la Carihuela. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). 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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
W
5
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
SW
4
0.5
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
6
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
11
7
3
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
0
S
0
SW
5
NE
5
N
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
SE
0
ESE
0
NNE
0
N
0
NW
5
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
NNW
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
3:39PM0.60m
3:41AM0.65m
4:26PM0.61m
4:26AM0.64m
5:15PM0.60m
5:13AM0.62m
Low Tide
9:22AM-0.00m
9:35PM0.09m
10:07AM-0.02m
10:21PM0.09m
10:54AM-0.02m
11:09PM0.11m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:17
9:19
9:20
9:21
Temp °C
20
21
21
20
19
18
17
17
19
20
20
20
19
18
17
17
20
21
22
22
20
19
19
19
19
17
18
18
18
17
16
16
18
18
19
19
19
18
17
17
19
19
20
21
19
18
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.5
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
Energy kJ
5
3
3
3
1
1
11
7
3
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
4
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
Energy kJ
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
SW
4
1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
Energy kJ
5
6
1
4
44
30
14
6
2
1
1
4
3
1
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
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
123
123
757
751
360
336
198
217
650
759
759
360
5
150
136
150
264
394
752
549
336
191
191
191
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
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
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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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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