Playa la Carihuela surf break

Playa la Carihuela surfForecast / Andalucia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 18 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
15.9° C
(Which is 2.0°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 2PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (18 May)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (18 May)1.5ft (0.5m)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 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
2 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)
0.3
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.4
SE
3
0.1
W
15
0.3
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
ESE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
2
5
6
9
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
3
6
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NW
5
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
ESE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
NNW
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:26AM0.64m
5:15PM0.60m
5:13AM0.62m
6:06PM0.57m
6:03AM0.59m
7:02PM0.55m
Low Tide
10:54AM-0.02m
11:09PM0.11m
11:42AM0.00m
00:00AM0.14m
12:34PM0.03m
00:57AM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:20
9:21
9:21
9:22
Temp °C
17
17
20
21
23
23
21
20
19
19
22
24
24
23
21
20
20
20
23
23
24
24
22
21
16
16
18
19
20
21
20
19
18
18
21
22
22
21
20
19
19
19
21
21
22
22
21
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
W
6
0.3
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
ESE
4
Energy kJ
3
3
2
9
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
Energy kJ
1
1
5
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
SE
3
Energy kJ
25
13
9
5
6
15
10
6
5
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
Distance (km)
217
163
264
394
752
751
360
336
162
191
198
381
398
483
191
191
191
191
150
191
313
284
187
187
Best forecast wave conditions in Andalucia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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