El Palito Surf Break

Lat Long: 10.48° N 68.11° W

El Palito 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Palito sea temperature is
28.1° C
0.2° 

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 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Palito at 10PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)--
Afternoon (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
69
65
61
52
43
35
35
34
32
32
31
23
18
17
17
21
34
53
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
E
5
ESE
5
S
10
SW
5
WSW
10
NNW
10
NE
15
NE
10
E
5
SSE
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
NNE
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
5:56PM0.33m
6:51AM0.16m
6:28PM0.34m
7:54AM0.13m
7:03PM0.34m
Low Tide
2:59AM0.13m
9:45AM0.14m
3:52AM0.09m
9:31AM0.12m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:50
6:49
6:49
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
27
27
26
25
26
29
28
28
27
27
27
26
28
31
32
31
28
28
Feels °C
29
30
31
30
28
30
33
31
31
31
31
31
29
32
35
36
35
32
32
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