
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Arenal today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 2AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at El Arenal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
39 | 39 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 28 | 37 | 46 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 62 | 64 | 81 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:39PM3.38m | 9:03AM3.23m | 9:31PM3.11m | 10:00AM3.02m | 10:42PM2.86m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:25PM0.47m | 2:50AM0.59m | 3:15PM0.69m | 3:43AM0.86m | 4:19PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
39 | 39 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 28 | 37 | 46 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 62 | 64 | 81 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | ENE 3 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 7 | WNW 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 3 | NE 4 |
4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — |
2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 2 | 105 | 157 | 158 | 156 | 158 | 7 | 302 | 63 | 28 | 0 | 79 | 105 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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