Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Arenal today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 5PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at El Arenal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 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) | NNW 5 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 108 | 172 | 349 | 396 | 375 | 361 | 315 | 315 | 548 | 639 | 615 | 580 | 580 | 580 | 592 | 549 | 478 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:34AM3.00m | 9:58PM2.85m | 10:23AM2.77m | 10:57PM2.59m | 11:33AM2.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45PM0.94m | 4:08AM1.10m | 4:41PM1.20m | 5:09AM1.34m | 5:59PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 108 | 172 | 349 | 396 | 375 | 361 | 315 | 315 | 548 | 639 | 615 | 580 | 580 | 580 | 592 | 549 | 478 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 12 | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 8 | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 51 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 57 | — | 35 | 49 | 48 | 140 | 8 | 8 | — | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 7 | NNW 14 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | — | N 8 | — | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 4 | — | 5 | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 5 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 348 | 359 | 547 | 180 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 42 | 7 | 178 | 42 | 15 | 0 |
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