Surf Break

Lat Long: 10.48° N 68.11° W

El Palito 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Palito sea temperature is
28.8°C
0.4° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Palito at 11PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)--
Afternoon (05 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (05 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
NE
12
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
8
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
4
5
5
6
29
18
18
18
11
13
14
14
20
6
8
8
8
8
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
5
S
5
SW
5
SSW
0
SW
5
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:48PM0.37m
10:41AM0.20m
9:38PM0.34m
11:07AM0.24m
10:30PM0.30m
Low Tide
5:19AM0.08m
12:51PM0.20m
5:42AM0.11m
5:16PM0.19m
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part cloud
part cloud
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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1
1
1
2
1
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Temp °C
27
27
27
26
26
27
29
29
28
27
27
27
26
27
30
32
30
27
27
Feels °C
29
30
31
30
31
32
33
33
31
31
31
32
30
31
35
36
32
29
29
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