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El Arenal surfForecast / Cantabria / Spain
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El Arenal surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
15.0° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Arenal today?
The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 6PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at El Arenal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 10 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | |
10 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 11:25AM2.77m | 11:55PM3.02m | 12:53PM2.77m | 1:17AM3.07m | 2:04PM2.91m | 2:22AM3.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:18PM1.12m | 6:21AM0.92m | 6:45PM1.10m | 7:38AM0.83m | 7:56PM0.96m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | |
— | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | 9:12 | |
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Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NW 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 10 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | WNW 10 | W 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | W 11 | W 11 | W 6 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
6 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | NNE 5 | W 10 | W 8 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | NE 4 | W 7 | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | W 6 |
10 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 15 | 15 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 278 | 309 | 332 | 243 | 296 | 146 | 158 | 302 | 309 | 376 | 333 | 244 | 230 | 230 | 230 | 214 | 309 | 377 | 441 | 302 | 272 | 302 | 301 |
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