Playa la Carihuela surf break

Playa la Carihuela surfForecast / Andalucia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 21 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
16.4° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Playa la Carihuela today?

The current surf forecast for Playa la Carihuela at 3AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (22 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (22 May)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
20
23
23
24
33
32
34
46
90
118
113
113
92
72
79
77
57
43
38
36
25
16
16
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
ESE
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
SSE
10
S
5
SE
5
SSE
0
SSW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
on
on
High Tide
8:03PM0.52m
8:00AM0.51m
9:12PM0.50m
9:14AM0.47m
10:23PM0.50m
10:35AM0.46m
Low Tide
2:02AM0.20m
2:35PM0.11m
3:17AM0.22m
3:44PM0.14m
4:37AM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:22
9:22
9:23
9:23
Temp °C
22
23
22
21
20
20
23
24
24
24
22
21
21
20
22
24
23
23
22
21
20
20
22
23
20
22
21
20
19
19
21
22
23
23
22
21
20
19
21
23
22
22
21
20
19
19
21
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
Energy kJ
14
20
23
23
24
33
32
34
46
90
118
113
113
92
72
79
77
57
43
38
27
25
16
16
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
4
4
3
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
6
Energy kJ
36
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
313
61
61
61
61
61
198
61
8
3
3
3
3
3
27
18
61
8
8
187
5
191
191
264
Best forecast wave conditions in Andalucia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
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