Robert Wells, 75, was sucked under the water while swimming at a popular beach spot in Almunecar, Granada, in the late afternoon on Tuesday, Spanish agencies reported.
His son, Jonathan, saw him in trouble and plunged into the water to help him.
But he, too, was overpowered by waves scaling several metres high, which hindered other beachgoers' attempts to help.
One young man was washed onto rocks while another was forced to take shelter under a jetty.
One of them, Jesus Balderas, 25, said: "I went in to help them but the older man was already injured but I saw he wasn't calling for help or anything."
The Spaniard re-emerged from the water when he realised it was "almost impossible" to rescue the two Britons, he said.
Both Robert and Jonathan, from Cobham, Surrey, perished in the water.
They had been staying at a nearby house owned by friends. Police said their families had been informed.
The other men were rescued by civil defence workers after the emergency was raised.
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