Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Sardinero - Primera today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Sardinero - Primera at 10PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at El Sardinero - Primera. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
256 | 290 | 471 | 584 | 599 | 347 | 354 | 554 | 587 | 590 | 457 | 411 | 349 | 266 | 194 | 135 | 121 | 84 | 65 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | 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 |
High Tide | 10:58PM2.99m | 11:38AM2.87m | 00:29AM2.85m | 1:23PM2.88m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25PM1.55m | 5:04AM1.74m | 5:44PM1.79m | 6:37AM1.81m | 7:32PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | |
mm | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NW 8 |
256 | 290 | 471 | 584 | 599 | 347 | 354 | 554 | 587 | 590 | 457 | 411 | 349 | 266 | 194 | 135 | 121 | 84 | 65 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
11 | 18 | 11 | 35 | 50 | 99 | 75 | 8 | 8 | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 11 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 35 | 39 | 32 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 66 | 66 |
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