
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Arenal today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 8AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at El Arenal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNW 6 | NNE 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
168 | 139 | 135 | 158 | 168 | 181 | 181 | 145 | 108 | 101 | 98 | 80 | 85 | 118 | 103 | 80 | 77 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 48 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:32AM2.95m | 10:55PM2.94m | 11:28AM2.79m | 11:58PM2.73m | 12:35PM2.71m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:14AM0.77m | 4:34PM0.94m | 5:06AM1.01m | 5:35PM1.13m | 6:07AM1.18m | 6:46PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:47 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNW 6 | NNE 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 |
168 | 139 | 135 | 158 | 168 | 181 | 181 | 145 | 108 | 101 | 98 | 80 | 4 | 4 | 103 | 80 | 77 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 48 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NE 6 | NNW 6 | NNE 6 | W 9 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 19 | 22 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | NW 9 | W 9 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 199 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 393 | 393 | 7 | 0 |
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