Surf Break

Lat Long: 10.48° N 68.11° W

El Palito 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Palito sea temperature is
28.9°C
0.6° 

El Palito surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at El Palito today (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Palito at 6AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (17 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Evening (17 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

Table - waves today at El Palito. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.8
NE
6
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
10
0.7
NE
6
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
53
53
9
9
8
7
7
7
54
15
15
23
21
20
19
18
17
34
15
14
14
8
8
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
W
5
W
5
N
15
NE
15
ENE
10
E
5
E
0
ENE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
N
10
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:03PM0.33m
6:52PM0.33m
7:37PM0.32m
Low Tide
2:54AM0.03m
3:36AM0.05m
4:12AM0.07m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
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Temp °C
26
26
27
29
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
30
29
28
27
27
27
26
26
28
28
27
27
26
Feels °C
31
30
31
33
31
29
30
32
33
33
32
35
32
31
31
32
33
31
31
32
32
31
31
30
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