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El Fronton surfForecast / Gran Canaria / Spain
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El Fronton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Fronton sea temperature is
20.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Fronton today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for El Fronton at 7PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at El Fronton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | |
103 | 97 | 96 | 108 | 127 | 132 | 136 | 154 | 150 | 150 | 164 | 190 | 213 | 220 | 210 | 223 | 237 | 227 | 233 | 278 | 261 | 302 | 310 | 318 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 1:07PM1.89m | 1:24AM1.82m | 1:41PM1.93m | 2:00AM1.82m | 2:15PM1.94m | 2:36AM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:16PM0.34m | 7:25AM0.33m | 7:51PM0.30m | 7:59AM0.32m | 8:26PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | |
— | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | 8:53 | |
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Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 |
103 | 97 | 96 | 92 | 90 | 85 | 64 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 33 | 75 | 120 | 89 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 31 | 43 | 48 | 47 | 43 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 17 | 17 | 46 | 61 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
97 | 87 | 90 | 108 | 127 | 132 | 136 | 154 | 150 | 150 | 164 | 190 | 213 | 220 | 210 | 223 | 237 | 227 | 233 | 278 | 261 | 302 | 310 | 318 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 46 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
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