
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Arenal today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 1PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at El Arenal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
240 | 355 | 449 | 534 | 790 | 765 | 672 | 661 | 515 | 437 | 437 | 389 | 303 | 254 | 184 | 177 | 167 | 112 | 66 | 59 | 95 | 95 | 146 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:03AM3.80m | 6:19PM3.91m | 6:38AM3.80m | 6:56PM3.81m | 7:15AM3.71m | 7:38PM3.61m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:06PM0.03m | 00:26AM0.01m | 12:43PM0.06m | 1:03AM0.14m | 1:23PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 |
240 | 355 | 449 | 534 | 790 | 765 | 672 | 661 | 515 | 437 | 437 | 389 | 303 | 254 | 184 | 177 | 167 | 112 | 49 | 49 | 95 | 95 | 84 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | N 10 | — | NW 13 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 11 | ENE 5 | — | N 10 | NW 13 | N 10 | — | — | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
87 | 58 | 8 | — | 253 | 2 | 2 | — | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 45 | 2 | — | — | 66 | 59 | 59 | 79 | 146 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SW 3 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 31 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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