
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Arenal today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 2AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at El Arenal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
79 | 204 | 258 | 354 | 471 | 504 | 749 | 841 | 1408 | 3455 | 4134 | 3970 | 3615 | 3192 | 2670 | 2356 | 1868 | 1524 | 1367 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:38PM3.61m | 7:57AM3.53m | 8:25PM3.34m | 8:47AM3.30m | 9:24PM3.03m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:44AM0.36m | 2:09PM0.39m | 2:31AM0.63m | 3:04PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
40 | 204 | 258 | 354 | 471 | 504 | 749 | 841 | 1408 | 3455 | 4134 | 3970 | 3615 | 3192 | 2670 | 2356 | 1868 | 1524 | 1367 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 18 | NNW 16 | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 |
79 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 207 | 818 | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | 22 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 27 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
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