Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Arenal today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 8AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at El Arenal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 7 | NW 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
57 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 68 | 53 | 50 | 26 | 25 | 48 | 44 | 44 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 106 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:17AM3.45m | 8:35PM3.48m | 8:55AM3.23m | 9:14PM3.16m | 9:34AM3.00m | 9:58PM2.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:04AM0.24m | 2:17PM0.39m | 2:42AM0.51m | 2:59PM0.65m | 3:22AM0.81m | 3:45PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 13 |
57 | 30 | 35 | 34 | 68 | 53 | 50 | 19 | 25 | 48 | 44 | 44 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 106 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | W 11 | NW 7 | N 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 7 |
24 | 36 | 21 | 21 | 16 | — | 2 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 11 | W 8 | NNW 14 | W 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 423 | 419 | 377 | 467 | 350 | 432 | 380 | 337 | 302 | 302 | 0 | 0 |
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