Playa la Carihuela surf break

Playa la Carihuela surfForecast / Andalucia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 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 5PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (21 May)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (21 May)2ft (0.6m)5s

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
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.5
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
15
14
20
23
24
32
33
33
35
36
75
118
113
113
75
72
79
79
59
57
51
27
18
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
S
10
S
5
SE
5
S
5
SSW
5
W
5
W
5
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
ENE
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:03PM0.52m
8:00AM0.51m
9:12PM0.50m
9:14AM0.47m
10:23PM0.50m
Low Tide
1:31PM0.07m
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
clear
part cloud
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
23
23
23
23
22
21
20
20
23
24
24
23
21
20
20
20
22
23
23
23
21
21
21
20
22
21
22
22
21
20
19
19
21
23
23
22
21
20
19
20
21
21
22
22
20
20
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.5
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
Energy kJ
9
15
14
20
23
24
32
33
33
35
36
75
118
113
113
75
72
79
79
59
57
39
27
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
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
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
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
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)
0.8
E
6
Energy kJ
51
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
198
264
396
61
61
61
61
61
198
61
91
3
3
3
3
3
18
18
5
5
3
5
187
191
Best forecast wave conditions in Andalucia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
6
6
7
8
6
7
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
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