
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Arenal today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 12AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at El Arenal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 12 | NW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
471 | 527 | 459 | 549 | 897 | 663 | 595 | 496 | 469 | 355 | 311 | 273 | 236 | 251 | 390 | 1814 | 2689 | 3122 | 3078 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:30PM3.10m | 8:45AM3.04m | 9:10PM2.80m | 9:29AM2.79m | 10:04PM2.53m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20PM0.65m | 2:36AM0.86m | 3:02PM0.94m | 3:19AM1.15m | 3:55PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 |
471 | 527 | 459 | 549 | 897 | 663 | 595 | 496 | 469 | 355 | 311 | 273 | 236 | 251 | 294 | 1814 | 2689 | 3122 | 3078 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 9 | — | — | — |
77 | 109 | 248 | 210 | 58 | 44 | 44 | 65 | 23 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 58 | 390 | 27 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 9 | — | — | — | — |
— | 17 | 154 | 212 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 42 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 8 |
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