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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 4AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at El Arenal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NW 4 | NW 4 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | |
8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:55PM3.02m | 12:53PM2.77m | 1:17AM3.07m | 2:04PM2.91m | 2:22AM3.21m | 2:59PM3.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21AM0.92m | 6:45PM1.10m | 7:38AM0.83m | 7:56PM0.96m | 8:36AM0.67m | 8:51PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 10 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 3 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 4 | W 11 | W 11 | W 7 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 7 | NE 4 | W 7 | — | W 6 | — | W 6 | — | — | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | NW 5 | NW 5 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 160 | 161 | 158 | 302 | 340 | 349 | 302 | 263 | 302 | 253 | 258 | 272 | 344 | 377 | 377 | 155 | 302 | 302 | 301 | 230 | 378 | 477 | 441 | 219 |
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