Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Arenal today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 6PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at El Arenal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 6 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 77 | 65 | 59 | 69 | 52 | 57 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 68 | 53 | 50 | 26 | 19 | 30 | 44 | 37 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 7:57PM3.77m | 8:17AM3.45m | 8:35PM3.48m | 8:55AM3.23m | 9:14PM3.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38PM0.17m | 2:04AM0.24m | 2:17PM0.39m | 2:42AM0.51m | 2:59PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 6 | N 5 |
| kJ | 77 | 65 | 59 | 69 | 52 | 57 | 30 | 35 | 34 | 68 | 53 | 50 | 19 | 19 | 30 | 44 | 37 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 8 | N 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | W 11 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 19 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 22 | 24 | 36 | 21 | 21 | 16 | — | 2 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | N 7 | N 8 | N 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 139 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 146 | 0 | 7 | 425 | 419 | 157 | 439 |
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