
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Arenal today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 7PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at El Arenal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1575 | 1435 | 1230 | 1144 | 933 | 977 | 961 | 851 | 808 | 701 | 629 | 629 | 483 | 726 | 739 | 687 | 633 | 563 | 553 | 553 | 445 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:37AM2.57m | 11:38PM2.36m | 12:25PM2.50m | 1:29AM2.42m | 1:57PM2.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15PM1.42m | 5:49AM1.52m | 6:57PM1.42m | 7:25AM1.43m | 8:13PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
1575 | 1435 | 1230 | 1144 | 933 | 977 | 961 | 851 | 808 | 701 | 629 | 629 | 483 | 726 | 739 | 687 | 633 | 563 | 553 | 553 | 445 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NW 13 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | NNE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 21 | 9 | 183 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — |
— | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 11 | 14 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
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