Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Arenal today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 1AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Arenal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon night, strong winds from the WNW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 128 | 167 | 310 | 432 | 614 | 668 | 696 | 747 | 747 | 715 | 694 | 545 | 545 | 878 | 999 | 2696 | 3275 | 4323 | 4586 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:31AM2.41m | 12:58PM2.66m | 1:44AM2.59m | 1:59PM2.86m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:07PM1.37m | 6:31AM1.42m | 7:23PM1.21m | 7:40AM1.24m | 8:16PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | N 6 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 128 | 40 | 310 | 432 | 614 | 668 | 696 | 747 | 747 | 715 | 694 | 545 | 545 | 392 | 380 | 2696 | 3275 | 4323 | 4586 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 18 | NW 16 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 5 | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 109 | 167 | 38 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 8 | — | — | 71 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 18 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 80 | 36 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 878 | 999 | 2285 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 152 | 104 | 42 | 42 | 31 |
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