Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Arenal today (15 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 1PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at El Arenal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NW 4 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 2 | 64 | 168 | 331 | 525 | 623 | 1451 | 1702 | 1072 | 763 | 530 | 380 | 290 | 216 | 334 | 305 | 225 | 297 | 450 | 458 | 677 | 2140 | 4213 | 4258 | 4841 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:38AM2.99m | 8:07PM2.67m | 8:30AM2.84m | 9:07PM2.55m | 9:34AM2.75m | 10:20PM2.52m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:23AM1.01m | 2:01PM1.04m | 2:12AM1.17m | 2:59PM1.17m | 3:12AM1.29m | 4:06PM1.21m | 4:24AM1.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | 5:47 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | N 7 | N 8 | WNW 9 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 64 | 168 | 4 | 4 | 623 | 1451 | 1702 | 1072 | 763 | 530 | 380 | 290 | 216 | 334 | 305 | 225 | 297 | 450 | 458 | 677 | 2140 | 4213 | 4258 | 4841 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 4 | N 7 | — | — | N 16 | N 8 | N 8 | N 11 | N 19 | N 18 | N 17 | N 8 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | — | N 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 48 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 30 | 29 | — | 9 | 9 | 10 | 30 | — | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | — | — | — | N 16 | — | — | — | N 19 | N 18 | — | N 17 | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 3 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 331 | 525 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 142 | 101 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 42 | 42 |
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