Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Arenal today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 10PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at El Arenal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
314 | 281 | 268 | 221 | 264 | 262 | 176 | 334 | 300 | 255 | 249 | 256 | 244 | 244 | 307 | 441 | 499 | 530 | 551 | 541 | 433 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:13PM3.83m | 6:32AM3.62m | 6:46PM3.84m | 7:05AM3.63m | 7:20PM3.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:00PM0.21m | 00:23AM0.10m | 12:32PM0.17m | 00:55AM0.10m | 1:07PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
314 | 281 | 268 | 221 | 264 | 262 | 176 | 334 | 300 | 255 | 249 | 256 | 244 | 244 | 307 | 441 | 499 | 530 | 551 | 541 | 433 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 10 | N 10 |
11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 102 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 11 | — | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 115 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
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