Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Sardinero - Primera today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Sardinero - Primera at 6PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at El Sardinero - Primera. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 6 | NW 8 | N 7 | NNW 8 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 10 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 36 | 144 | 174 | 215 | 317 | 220 | 302 | 296 | 397 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:43AM3.55m | 9:13PM3.58m | 9:23AM3.30m | 9:57PM3.26m | 10:16AM3.05m | 10:58PM2.99m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:51PM0.91m | 3:17AM1.27m | 3:32PM1.23m | 4:03AM1.53m | 4:25PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | N 8 | NNW 5 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 8 | NNW 11 | NNW 7 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 |
12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 36 | 144 | 174 | 215 | 317 | 220 | 302 | 296 | 397 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 4 | N 4 | NW 8 | N 7 | NNW 5 | NW 10 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | N 11 | N 8 | NNW 12 | — |
11 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 24 | — | 2 | 11 | 29 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 7 | NW 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 8 | — |
5 | 5 | — | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 11 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 7 | NE 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — |
— | — | 39 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 22 | 433 | 515 | 373 | 447 | 447 | 395 | 316 | 433 | 433 | 183 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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