
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Sardinero - Primera today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Sardinero - Primera at 7AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Sardinero - Primera. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
326 | 479 | 472 | 549 | 604 | 595 | 577 | 560 | 552 | 431 | 725 | 854 | 865 | 2926 | 3400 | 3518 | 2922 | 2165 | 2180 | 1938 | 1753 | 1813 | 2207 | 2001 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:37AM2.80m | 1:19PM3.06m | 1:50AM3.02m | 2:14PM3.32m | 2:37AM3.30m | 2:55PM3.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:34AM1.77m | 7:32PM1.68m | 7:49AM1.56m | 8:26PM1.39m | 8:38AM1.27m | 9:07PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 8:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 |
326 | 479 | 472 | 549 | 604 | 595 | 577 | 560 | 552 | 431 | 342 | 290 | 865 | 2926 | 3400 | 3518 | 2922 | 2165 | 2180 | 1938 | 1753 | 1813 | 2207 | 2001 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 5 | — | — | N 8 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
26 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | — | — | 66 | 244 | — | — | — | — | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 725 | 854 | 730 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 130 | 189 | 227 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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