Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Arenal today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 5PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at El Arenal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
54 | 50 | 49 | 33 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 32 | 38 | 37 | 49 | 47 | 54 | 49 | 55 | 45 | 67 | 88 | 105 | 102 | 99 | |
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-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:39PM4.11m | 7:02AM3.74m | 7:18PM3.99m | 7:40AM3.62m | 7:57PM3.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:17PM-0.00m | 00:47AM-0.11m | 12:58PM0.03m | 1:26AM0.02m | 1:38PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
54 | 50 | 49 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 36 | 49 | 47 | 35 | 49 | 55 | 45 | 67 | 88 | 105 | 102 | 99 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 8 | N 7 | — | — | — |
3 | — | — | 33 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 32 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 54 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 32 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 279 | 115 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 167 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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