Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Sunset (Benalmádena) today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Sunset (Benalmádena) at 6AM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 3s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | - | - |
Table - waves today at El Sunset (Benalmádena). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | E 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:49AM0.61m | 4:19PM0.61m | 4:21AM0.62m | 4:47PM0.62m | 4:55AM0.62m | 5:17PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05AM0.04m | 10:19PM0.10m | 10:35AM0.04m | 10:51PM0.08m | 11:05AM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | W 7 | SW 3 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | E 7 | W 6 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | E 5 | — | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 248 | 97 | 128 | 130 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 128 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 764 | 135 | 351 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 764 | 351 | 351 | 351 |
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