Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Arenal today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 5PM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at El Arenal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1233 | 1044 | 753 | 525 | 535 | 813 | 952 | 835 | 718 | 604 | 476 | 408 | 310 | 281 | 334 | 458 | 520 | 628 | 640 | 615 | 508 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 3:54PM3.69m | 4:20AM3.57m | 4:35PM3.82m | 4:57AM3.70m | 5:11PM3.86m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:34AM0.46m | 10:02PM0.20m | 10:15AM0.26m | 10:39PM0.08m | 10:53AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 1233 | 1044 | 753 | 525 | 338 | 813 | 952 | 835 | 718 | 604 | 476 | 408 | 310 | 281 | 334 | 458 | 520 | 628 | 640 | 615 | 508 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 13 | NW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 600 | 513 | 182 | 150 | 535 | 129 | 161 | 104 | 72 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 33 | 71 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 11 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 115 | 127 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 7 | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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