Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Arenal today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 9PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at El Arenal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 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) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 241 | 226 | 281 | 392 | 881 | 881 | 681 | 406 | 314 | 281 | 268 | 258 | 216 | 206 | 487 | 523 | 416 | 300 | 281 | 269 | 250 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:42PM3.75m | 6:01AM3.56m | 6:13PM3.83m | 6:32AM3.62m | 6:46PM3.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:27AM0.32m | 11:51PM0.17m | 12:00PM0.21m | 00:23AM0.10m | 12:32PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 241 | 226 | 281 | 392 | 881 | 881 | 681 | 406 | 314 | 281 | 268 | 258 | 216 | 206 | 487 | 523 | 416 | 300 | 281 | 269 | 250 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 10 | N 8 | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 22 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 52 | 1 | — | 8 | 16 | 37 | 34 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 7 |
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