
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Arenal today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 3AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 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 Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
251 | 211 | 120 | 118 | 81 | 79 | 58 | 53 | 101 | 79 | 71 | 47 | 44 | 28 | 23 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 77 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:56PM3.96m | 5:21AM3.74m | 5:36PM4.05m | 5:58AM3.80m | 6:13PM4.02m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04PM-0.04m | 11:16AM0.04m | 11:42PM-0.11m | 11:54AM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 10 |
251 | 211 | 120 | 118 | 81 | 79 | 58 | 53 | 101 | 79 | 71 | 47 | 44 | 28 | 23 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 77 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | N 10 | ENE 3 | W 11 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 18 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NE 4 |
3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 49 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | — | W 11 | N 9 | W 10 | W 10 | N 9 | N 8 | — | — | — | N 8 | NW 9 | — | — | — | NW 17 | NNW 16 | NW 15 |
3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 11 | 25 | 57 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 79 | 167 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
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