
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Arenal today (22 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 10PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Arenal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2309 | 2419 | 2345 | 2254 | 6135 | 9977 | 16237 | 13760 | 10892 | 9113 | 6663 | 5293 | 3856 | 3078 | 2538 | 2243 | 2036 | 2452 | 2345 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:44PM3.11m | 3:12AM3.10m | 3:23PM3.37m | 3:48AM3.37m | 4:00PM3.60m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57PM0.70m | 9:10AM0.72m | 9:34PM0.43m | 9:48AM0.46m | 10:10PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | — | NW 13 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
2309 | 2419 | 2345 | 2254 | — | 9977 | 16237 | 13760 | 10892 | 9113 | 6663 | 5293 | 3856 | 3078 | 2538 | 2243 | 2036 | 2452 | 2345 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | 38 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | NW 13 | — | — | NW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 6135 | 8516 | — | — | 9601 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 452 | 424 | 213 | 425 | 213 | 42 | 42 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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