Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Arenal today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 8PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at El Arenal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | NW 5 | NW 7 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 13 | 26 | 73 | 91 | 107 | 126 | 118 | 120 | 117 | 93 | 107 | 102 | 78 | 69 | 44 | 35 | 29 | 27 | 15 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:31AM3.13m | 9:53PM3.17m | 10:26AM3.00m | 10:57PM2.98m | 11:37AM2.91m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:38PM0.76m | 4:10AM0.79m | 4:38PM0.91m | 5:16AM0.96m | 5:55PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 7 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 26 | 73 | 91 | 107 | 126 | 118 | 120 | 117 | 93 | 107 | 102 | 78 | 69 | 44 | 35 | 29 | 27 | 15 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | W 10 | W 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | NNW 7 | W 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 115 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 352 | 352 | 441 | 161 |
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