Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Arenal today (16 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 12AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at El Arenal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | N 9 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 156 | 121 | 120 | 121 | 119 | 103 | 106 | 160 | 130 | 207 | 453 | 471 | 453 | 445 | 392 | 385 | 298 | 286 | 245 | 245 | 240 | 412 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:58PM1.42m | 5:22AM1.58m | 6:04PM1.36m | 6:29AM1.54m | 7:22PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:49PM0.69m | 11:52AM0.69m | 11:54PM0.77m | 1:07PM0.70m | 1:14AM0.79m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 |
 | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | 6:09 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 156 | 121 | 120 | 113 | 106 | 103 | 78 | 160 | 130 | 207 | 453 | 471 | 453 | 445 | 392 | 385 | 298 | 286 | 245 | 245 | 240 | 412 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | N 9 | N 9 | WNW 10 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 11 | NNE 8 | N 8 | ENE 5 | N 18 | N 18 | N 16 | NW 12 | N 16 |
| kJ | 37 | 85 | 107 | 121 | 119 | 97 | 106 | 76 | 73 | 86 | 49 | 34 | 22 | 59 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 55 | 55 | 85 | 141 | 125 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 8 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | ENE 5 | N 11 | ENE 5 | N 8 | ENE 5 | N 10 | ENE 5 | N 16 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 94 | 36 | 35 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 49 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 127 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | 7 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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