Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Arenal today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 12AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at El Arenal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
307 | 208 | 202 | 164 | 118 | 82 | 46 | 33 | 39 | 39 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 29 | 37 | 28 | 16 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:57PM3.61m | 8:18AM3.42m | 8:39PM3.38m | 9:03AM3.23m | 9:31PM3.11m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:07AM0.36m | 2:25PM0.47m | 2:50AM0.59m | 3:15PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | ENE 4 |
307 | 208 | 202 | 164 | 118 | 82 | 46 | 33 | 39 | 39 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 29 | 37 | 28 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 7 |
— | 6 | 74 | 5 | 22 | 11 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — |
54 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 16 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 79 | 157 | 158 | 124 | 158 | 7 | 7 | 104 | 28 |
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