
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Arenal today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Arenal at 8PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at El Arenal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
334 | 326 | 247 | 510 | 510 | 485 | 433 | 416 | 356 | 281 | 251 | 211 | 145 | 118 | 81 | 79 | 58 | 50 | 101 | 93 | 72 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:14PM3.75m | 4:42AM3.59m | 4:56PM3.96m | 5:21AM3.74m | 5:36PM4.05m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:51AM0.45m | 10:23PM0.13m | 10:35AM0.20m | 11:04PM-0.04m | 11:16AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 |
334 | 326 | 247 | 510 | 510 | 485 | 433 | 416 | 356 | 281 | 251 | 211 | 145 | 118 | 81 | 79 | 58 | 45 | 101 | 93 | 72 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | W 12 | W 12 | N 10 | ENE 3 | W 11 | W 10 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
81 | 82 | 166 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 50 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | W 11 | N 9 | NW 13 | W 10 | N 9 | N 8 | — | — | — |
48 | 95 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 0 |
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