
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Arenal today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 2PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at El Arenal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 12 | NW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NW 14 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
897 | 663 | 595 | 496 | 424 | 355 | 311 | 273 | 231 | 251 | 880 | 1950 | 2651 | 3078 | 3078 | 2786 | 2310 | 1944 | 1575 | 1435 | 1162 | 1094 | 850 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:45AM3.04m | 9:10PM2.80m | 9:29AM2.79m | 10:04PM2.53m | 10:37AM2.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:36AM0.86m | 3:02PM0.94m | 3:19AM1.15m | 3:55PM1.22m | 4:18AM1.40m | 5:15PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||
7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 12 | NW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NW 14 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 |
897 | 663 | 595 | 496 | 424 | 355 | 311 | 273 | 231 | 251 | 880 | 1950 | 2651 | 3078 | 3078 | 2786 | 2310 | 1944 | 1575 | 1435 | 1162 | 1094 | 850 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 |
59 | 33 | 44 | 65 | 34 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 60 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 0 |
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