
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Arenal today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 6PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at El Arenal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue night, min 18°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
340 | 333 | 250 | 213 | 181 | 173 | 141 | 138 | 114 | 97 | 78 | 76 | 61 | 58 | 57 | 82 | 68 | 73 | 74 | 69 | 55 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:03PM3.35m | 5:24AM3.21m | 5:37PM3.50m | 5:57AM3.31m | 6:10PM3.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43AM0.74m | 11:11PM0.59m | 11:20AM0.58m | 11:46PM0.45m | 11:54AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:40 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
340 | 333 | 250 | 213 | 181 | 173 | 141 | 138 | 114 | 97 | 78 | 76 | 61 | 58 | 57 | 82 | 68 | 73 | 74 | 69 | 55 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 15 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 178 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain - Cantabria | |||||||||||||||||||||
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