Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Arenal today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 11AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at El Arenal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 376 | 326 | 369 | 293 | 263 | 263 | 224 | 174 | 142 | 114 | 119 | 164 | 150 | 167 | 310 | 432 | 614 | 668 | 696 | 676 | 747 | 715 | 694 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 9:59AM2.65m | 10:51PM2.40m | 11:30AM2.57m | 00:31AM2.41m | 12:58PM2.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:40AM1.35m | 4:36PM1.35m | 5:00AM1.47m | 6:07PM1.37m | 6:31AM1.42m | 7:23PM1.21m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 206 | 210 | 165 | 149 | 144 | 90 | 68 | 52 | 142 | 114 | 119 | 164 | 150 | 90 | 310 | 432 | 614 | 668 | 696 | 676 | 747 | 715 | 694 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 16 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NW 4 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 376 | 326 | 369 | 293 | 263 | 263 | 224 | 174 | 33 | 21 | 11 | 50 | 109 | 167 | 40 | 27 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | — | — | NW 19 | W 14 | NW 18 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 15 | 4 | 80 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
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