Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Arenal today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 2PM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Arenal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 12 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 940 | 1849 | 1919 | 1982 | 1982 | 1847 | 1583 | 1188 | 976 | 819 | 678 | 573 | 445 | 391 | 344 | 298 | 254 | 240 | 173 | 124 | 102 | 114 | 133 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:17AM3.89m | 5:41PM3.78m | 6:00AM3.80m | 6:28PM3.58m | 6:48AM3.63m | 7:21PM3.31m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26AM-0.01m | 11:45PM0.16m | 12:12PM0.11m | 00:30AM0.36m | 1:03PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 940 | 1849 | 1919 | 1982 | 1982 | 1847 | 1583 | 1188 | 976 | 819 | 678 | 573 | 445 | 391 | 344 | 298 | 254 | 240 | 173 | 124 | 102 | 114 | 133 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | N 8 | NNW 7 | N 8 | — | N 8 | NNW 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | WNW 16 | NW 10 | NW 14 | WNW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 181 | 10 | 42 | 31 | — | 32 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 37 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | NNW 6 | N 7 | NE 4 | W 18 | NW 16 | NE 4 | NW 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 19 | 19 | — | — | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 54 | 26 | 23 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | 21 | 40 | 42 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 69 | 77 | 77 | 69 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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