Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Arenal today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 7AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at El Arenal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed night, min 18°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | N 7 | NNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:13PM4.04m | 6:42AM3.70m | 7:00PM4.06m | 7:28AM3.64m | 7:45PM3.97m | 8:13AM3.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:24AM-0.09m | 12:37PM0.09m | 1:11AM-0.06m | 1:22PM0.14m | 1:57AM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 6 | WNW 9 | NNW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | W 8 | W 3 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | N 7 | W 9 | N 6 | WNW 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 302 | 410 | 337 | 337 | 378 | 594 | 423 | 423 | 748 | 682 | 717 | 454 | 440 | 431 | 974 | 1523 | 1523 | 1058 | 899 | 775 | 779 | 817 | 1298 | |
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