El Arenal is a beach in the municipality of Cartagena, on the Costa Cálida (Region of Murcia, Spain). DiverMar shows in real time whether it's a good moment to swim, snorkel or go out on a kayak or paddle board: official lifeguard flag, waves, wind, water temperature, UV index, visibility and jellyfish warnings, with an hourly forecast until sunset.
Right now the sea is good for swimming, waves of 0.5 m, gusts of 21 km/h, water at 30°.
It also has foot showers and parking about 328 m away.
According to current data, the sea is good for swimming at El Arenal. The indicator combines the official lifeguard flag, waves and wind, and refreshes every few minutes on this page.
There are no recent official jellyfish readings for El Arenal; this page shows them when sightings are reported.
The water temperature right now is around 30 °C (Open-Meteo marine model, refreshed every few minutes).
Yes. There is a car park within 600 m of the beach; the nearest is about 328 m away.