
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Arenal today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 12PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at El Arenal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
141 | 138 | 114 | 95 | 112 | 109 | 74 | 58 | 57 | 68 | 68 | 73 | 74 | 69 | 55 | 42 | 41 | 32 | 31 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:24AM3.21m | 5:37PM3.50m | 5:57AM3.31m | 6:10PM3.61m | 6:29AM3.37m | 6:42PM3.66m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:20AM0.58m | 11:46PM0.45m | 11:54AM0.46m | 00:20AM0.35m | 12:27PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:39 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNE 5 | N 5 |
141 | 138 | 114 | 95 | 112 | 109 | 74 | 58 | 57 | 68 | 68 | 73 | 74 | 69 | 55 | 42 | 41 | 32 | 31 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 8 | N 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | NNW 9 | NW 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 8 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NNE 2 | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 31 | 178 | 7 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 79 | 377 | 1347 | 1076 | 7 |
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