Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Sunset (Benalmádena) today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for El Sunset (Benalmádena) at 10PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at El Sunset (Benalmádena). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 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) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 70 | 64 | 50 | 36 | 34 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:44PM0.49m | 7:47AM0.44m | 7:33PM0.45m | 9:07AM0.41m | 8:52PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:43PM0.24m | 1:20AM0.18m | 1:31PM0.28m | 2:23AM0.22m | 2:51PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 70 | 64 | 50 | 36 | 34 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 14 | W 9 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | — | — | W 6 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 97 | 19 | 44 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 262 | 256 | 394 | 394 | 116 | 116 |
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