Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Arenal today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 4AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Arenal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the W by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 8 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 174 | 142 | 114 | 119 | 153 | 128 | 167 | 310 | 432 | 614 | 668 | 696 | 676 | 747 | 715 | 694 | 545 | 545 | 444 | 525 | 2307 | 2943 | 3477 | 3457 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:30AM2.57m | 00:31AM2.41m | 12:58PM2.66m | 1:44AM2.59m | 1:59PM2.86m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:00AM1.47m | 6:07PM1.37m | 6:31AM1.42m | 7:23PM1.21m | 7:40AM1.24m | 8:16PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 8:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 6 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 61 | 34 | 114 | 119 | 153 | 128 | 40 | 310 | 432 | 614 | 668 | 696 | 676 | 747 | 715 | 694 | 545 | 545 | 444 | 444 | 2307 | 2943 | 3477 | 3457 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 16 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | N 7 | N 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 174 | 142 | 28 | 12 | 50 | 109 | 167 | 38 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 36 | 31 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | — | — | NW 19 | W 14 | NW 18 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | 15 | 4 | 80 | 36 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 7 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 293 | 525 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 178 | 213 | 115 | 42 | 42 |
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