
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Arenal today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 1AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at El Arenal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
629 | 629 | 534 | 726 | 739 | 687 | 687 | 563 | 553 | 544 | 445 | 445 | 461 | 442 | 349 | 349 | 263 | 254 | 237 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:29AM2.42m | 1:57PM2.65m | 2:36AM2.62m | 2:51PM2.90m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:57PM1.42m | 7:25AM1.43m | 8:13PM1.23m | 8:28AM1.20m | 9:02PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 |
629 | 629 | 534 | 726 | 739 | 687 | 687 | 563 | 553 | 544 | 445 | 445 | 461 | 442 | 349 | 349 | 263 | 254 | 237 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 14 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | N 10 | — | NE 5 | NNE 5 |
21 | 9 | 161 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 16 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 2 | — | 23 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | NW 21 | NW 19 |
— | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 17 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NE 5 | — | — |
5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 18 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
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