
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Arenal today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 6PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at El Arenal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
437 | 430 | 416 | 314 | 349 | 332 | 273 | 228 | 224 | 750 | 1399 | 1685 | 1784 | 1616 | 1485 | 1830 | 1528 | 1339 | 1247 | 940 | 841 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:04PM3.42m | 4:26AM3.36m | 4:37PM3.65m | 4:57AM3.56m | 5:09PM3.82m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:49AM0.67m | 10:14PM0.43m | 10:23AM0.43m | 10:46PM0.21m | 10:57AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 |
437 | 430 | 416 | 314 | 349 | 332 | 273 | 228 | 224 | 750 | 1399 | 1685 | 1784 | 1616 | 1485 | 1830 | 1528 | 1339 | 1247 | 940 | 841 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NW 20 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | NW 4 | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | N 5 | NNE 5 |
5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 194 | 254 | 129 | 160 | — | 10 | — | 11 | — | — | — | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 22 | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 42 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
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