El Palito Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Zona del Centro, Venezuela)

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El Palito Surf Guide

El Palito in Zona del Centro is a quite exposed beach and breakwater break that has fairly consistent surf. Winter and spring are the best times of year to visit. Offshore winds are from the south southwest. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the north northeast. The beach break provides left and right handers. Good surf at all stages of the tide. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Take care of rips, jetty.

El Palito Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and breakwater	2	fairly consistent	27.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing El Palito:

The best conditions reported for surf at El Palito occur when a North-northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South-southwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf El Palito (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing El Palito with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 0% of the time in January while 43% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 57% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

43%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

57%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore El Palito Location Map

Interactive El Palito surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to El Palito is General Bartolome Salom International (Puerto Cabello) Airport (PBL) in Venezuela, 4 km (2 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to El Palito is Arturo Michelena International (Valencia) Airport (VLN), also in Venezuela, 41 km (25 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

El Palito Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 03:07 Local Time

m, °C	Tue	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)
Period (s)	-	-	-	-
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	glass	cross- off	glass

El Palito Sea Temperature

Sunny with very warm air temperatures, feeling like 29.0 °C once we account for any wind. Sea temperatures (27.5 °C) very warm too. Staying comfortable in the water at El Palito won't be a problem, but wear at least a rash-vest to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 27.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite