Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Sardinero - Primera today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Sardinero - Primera at 11AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at El Sardinero - Primera. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
640 | 347 | 354 | 592 | 587 | 565 | 457 | 363 | 307 | 231 | 194 | 135 | 121 | 84 | 65 | 58 | 50 | 45 | 39 | 27 | 31 | 90 | 93 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:38AM2.87m | 00:29AM2.85m | 1:23PM2.88m | 2:01AM2.90m | 2:42PM3.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04AM1.74m | 5:44PM1.79m | 6:37AM1.81m | 7:32PM1.81m | 8:11AM1.69m | 8:51PM1.63m | |||||||||||||||||
7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 |
640 | 347 | 354 | 592 | 587 | 565 | 457 | 363 | 307 | 231 | 194 | 135 | 121 | 84 | 65 | 28 | 31 | 45 | 39 | 27 | 28 | 90 | 93 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | W 11 | W 10 |
50 | 109 | 83 | 8 | 8 | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 58 | 50 | 29 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | N 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 12 | NW 12 | E 4 | E 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 28 | 32 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 31 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 66 | 66 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 172 |
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