Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Sardinero - Primera today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Sardinero - Primera at 7PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at El Sardinero - Primera. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 8 | N 7 | NW 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
36 | 31 | 44 | 40 | 43 | 31 | 33 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:07AM3.78m | 8:34PM3.90m | 8:43AM3.55m | 9:13PM3.58m | 9:23AM3.30m | 9:57PM3.26m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:12PM0.62m | 2:39AM0.99m | 2:51PM0.91m | 3:17AM1.27m | 3:32PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | N 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 7 | NW 10 |
36 | 31 | 44 | 40 | 43 | 31 | 33 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNE 5 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 7 | NNW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 7 |
17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | — | — | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | — | NW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 11 | NNW 7 | NW 14 | NNW 13 |
— | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 33 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNE 2 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 701 | 22 | 453 | 438 | 453 | 438 | 395 | 316 | 433 | 311 | 13 | 13 |
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