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El Arenal surfForecast / Cantabria / Spain
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El Arenal surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Arenal sea temperature is
15.7° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Arenal today?
The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 8AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at El Arenal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | |
145 | 312 | 531 | 885 | 1080 | 1441 | 1765 | 1814 | 1874 | 1824 | 1659 | 1450 | 1306 | 1220 | 1045 | 889 | 741 | 639 | 612 | 449 | 399 | 392 | 297 | 211 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:59AM3.42m | 3:29PM3.44m | 3:47AM3.64m | 4:13PM3.67m | 4:34AM3.80m | 4:58PM3.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:12AM0.37m | 9:32PM0.40m | 9:57AM0.18m | 10:18PM0.16m | 10:41AM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:34 | — | |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 13 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | N 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
18 | 312 | 531 | 885 | 351 | 351 | 327 | 383 | — | 354 | 1659 | 1450 | 1306 | 1220 | 1045 | 889 | 741 | 639 | 612 | 449 | 399 | 392 | 297 | 211 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | W 11 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | — | — | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 6 | NNW 9 | N 8 | N 9 | — | NW 16 |
5 | 2 | 22 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 319 | 319 | 357 | — | — | 411 | 349 | 246 | 98 | 203 | 133 | 74 | — | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | — | — | — | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | NW 11 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
145 | — | — | — | 1080 | 1441 | 1765 | 1814 | 1874 | 1824 | — | — | — | 762 | 376 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 136 | 134 | 213 | 152 | 556 | 475 | 246 | 364 | 278 | 213 | 201 | 353 | 462 | 115 | 104 | 39 | 42 | 15 | 42 | 42 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
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