Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Arenal today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 2PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at El Arenal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 6 | NW 4 | NNW 13 | NW 5 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 50 | 47 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 44 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:51AM2.88m | 4:05PM3.17m | 4:26AM3.09m | 4:39PM3.41m | 4:59AM3.29m | 5:11PM3.60m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:44AM0.93m | 10:12PM0.73m | 10:21AM0.69m | 10:47PM0.50m | 10:55AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 29 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 47 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 44 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 5 | ENE 4 | NNW 4 | NW 8 | NW 8 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 |
7 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 13 | NNW 13 | NNE 5 | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | WNW 7 | N 9 | N 5 | — | ENE 3 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | N 7 | — | NW 12 | N 8 | — |
— | 7 | 16 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 223 | 243 | 371 | 419 | 155 | 168 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 79 | 173 | 359 | 180 | 124 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 69 | 161 | 53 |
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