Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Arenal today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 11AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at El Arenal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNE 7 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 35 | 42 | 55 | 54 | 80 | 80 | 124 | 205 | 173 | 203 | 372 | 382 | 421 | 487 | 446 | 567 | 726 | 741 | 703 | 717 | 717 | 669 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:14PM1.66m | 5:31AM1.65m | 5:56PM1.47m | 6:18AM1.50m | 6:57PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:02AM0.42m | 11:14PM0.53m | 11:43AM0.58m | 11:53PM0.69m | 12:39PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNE 8 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 36 | 35 | 34 | 55 | 51 | 80 | 80 | 63 | 48 | 127 | 146 | 372 | 48 | 114 | 103 | 446 | 567 | 726 | 741 | 703 | 717 | 717 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 13 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 12 | N 15 | N 14 | NNE 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 23 | 25 | 23 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 58 | 4 | 4 | 94 | 121 | 119 | 115 | 92 | 88 | 86 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 11 | NNW 9 | NW 15 | S 16 | ENE 8 | NW 13 | S 15 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | N 15 | S 14 | S 14 | NNW 11 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | WNW 9 | S 13 | S 13 | N 16 |
| kJ | 36 | 33 | 42 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 39 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 82 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 22 | 54 | 38 | 71 | 124 | 205 | 173 | 203 | — | 382 | 421 | 487 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 669 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 61 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 62 | 67 | 62 | 20 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 20 | 20 | 62 | 62 | 20 | 63 | 62 | 61 |
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