Playa la Carihuela surf break

Playa la Carihuela surfForecast / Andalucia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 CET
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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
15.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Playa la Carihuela today?

The current surf forecast for Playa la Carihuela at 8PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (20 Jan)1ft (0.3m)4s
Evening (20 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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

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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.1
E
0.2
E
0.3
E
0.3
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
1.8
SW
1.4
SW
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
Period(s) (?)44455513131312121367121212121211111167
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3331310331230284560265198108104727169434224124195
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:57PM
0.59
4:38AM
0.57
4:32PM
0.59
5:10AM
0.58
5:09PM
0.57
5:45AM
0.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:58AM
0.14
10:20PM
0.03
10:33AM
0.13
10:52PM
0.04
11:09AM
0.12
11:26PM
0.05
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise--------8:26-------8:26-------
Sunset--6:30-------6:30-------6:31-----
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----------133--------32
Temp. °C91315121010101011131312121313121214151413131213
Feels °C (?)581076667810109911978911111010911
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