
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Arenal today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 10AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at El Arenal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNE 5 | NNW 12 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
104 | 126 | 118 | 120 | 98 | 95 | 78 | 83 | 78 | 54 | 44 | 34 | 35 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 34 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:26AM3.00m | 10:57PM2.98m | 11:37AM2.91m | 00:20AM2.88m | 1:04PM2.94m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:10AM0.79m | 4:38PM0.91m | 5:16AM0.96m | 5:55PM1.00m | 6:36AM1.03m | 7:22PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNE 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 6 |
104 | 126 | 118 | 120 | 98 | 95 | 78 | 83 | 78 | 54 | 44 | 34 | 35 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 9 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | W 10 | W 10 | NE 5 | W 9 | W 9 | NNE 6 | NNW 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 12 |
5 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 34 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | W 9 | — | — | W 9 | NNW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | W 9 |
— | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 352 | 1072 | 441 | 146 | 161 | 550 | 604 | 643 | 302 | 302 | 155 | 0 |
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