Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Arenal today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 6AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at El Arenal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 172 | 228 | 396 | 375 | 361 | 315 | 315 | 505 | 651 | 615 | 580 | 580 | 580 | 592 | 549 | 478 | 380 | 296 | 242 | 206 | 152 | 102 | 95 | 93 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:23AM2.77m | 10:57PM2.59m | 11:33AM2.59m | 00:26AM2.45m | 1:10PM2.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08AM1.10m | 4:41PM1.20m | 5:09AM1.34m | 5:59PM1.37m | 6:33AM1.44m | 7:30PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 172 | 228 | 396 | 375 | 361 | 315 | 315 | 505 | 651 | 615 | 580 | 580 | 580 | 592 | 549 | 478 | 380 | 296 | 242 | 206 | 152 | 102 | 95 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 12 | N 8 | — | N 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 37 | 38 | — | 19 | 11 | 57 | 11 | — | 50 | 75 | 166 | 8 | 8 | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 24 | 22 | 93 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | — | N 8 | — | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 5 | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 69 | 72 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 80 | 80 | 7 | 0 |
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