Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Arenal today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 10AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at El Arenal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 35 | 60 | 94 | 110 | 102 | 117 | 115 | 96 | 90 | 70 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 67 | 74 | 71 | 67 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:20AM2.88m | 1:04PM2.94m | 1:51AM2.94m | 2:25PM3.13m | 3:06AM3.13m | 3:31PM3.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:36AM1.03m | 7:22PM0.94m | 7:57AM0.93m | 8:40PM0.72m | 9:06AM0.72m | 9:43PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NE 4 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 60 | 94 | 110 | 102 | 117 | 115 | 96 | 90 | 70 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 67 | 74 | 71 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | W 9 | N 5 | NW 12 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 3 | NNW 11 | N 3 | N 8 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | ENE 4 | N 10 | W 8 | W 8 | N 10 | W 6 | W 8 | N 3 | N 3 | N 9 | — | N 10 | N 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | N 4 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | N 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 220 | 522 | 533 | 530 | 302 | 158 | 35 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 393 | 302 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
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