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El Arenal surfForecast / Cantabria / Spain
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El Arenal surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
15.1° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Arenal today?
The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 7PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at El Arenal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thu 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | WNW 12 | NW 19 | NNW 18 | |
16 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 34 | 33 | 46 | 45 | 67 | 61 | 58 | 60 | 68 | 63 | 56 | 56 | 93 | 211 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 2:59PM3.09m | 3:13AM3.35m | 3:42PM3.27m | 3:56AM3.46m | 4:19PM3.41m | 4:32AM3.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:36AM0.67m | 8:51PM0.77m | 9:21AM0.53m | 9:35PM0.59m | 9:59AM0.42m | 10:14PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | |
— | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | 9:15 | |
— | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNW 5 | NNE 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 18 |
16 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 22 | 21 | 68 | 63 | 44 | 28 | 23 | 211 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 15 | NW 6 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 8 | 45 | 67 | 61 | 58 | 60 | 62 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 43 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 16 | NW 15 | WNW 10 | NW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NW 19 | N 10 |
1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 34 | 10 | 46 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 93 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 27 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 344 | 378 | 433 | 377 | 158 | 158 | 213 | 240 | 230 | 135 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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