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Lat Long: 10.48° N 68.11° W

El Palito 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Palito sea temperature is
29.0°C
0.8° 

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 (06 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Palito at 1PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (06 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (06 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
6
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
NE
6
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
NE
7
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.3
NE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.3
NE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
12
0.3
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
6
6
2
2
6
7
7
10
6
6
6
5
15
14
15
10
14
9
9
8
8
13
12
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
WSW
5
N
10
ENE
10
ENE
0
E
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
0
W
10
N
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
SSW
5
SE
5
SE
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
WNW
0
ENE
5
SE
5
E
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:47AM0.36m
11:11AM0.37m
11:38AM0.38m
Low Tide
3:37AM0.18m
7:12PM0.11m
7:58PM0.07m
8:42PM0.03m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:24
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6:07
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6:07
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6:06
 mm
2
2
1
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1
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1
4
2
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Temp °C
25
26
30
31
30
28
27
26
26
27
29
29
28
27
26
25
26
26
26
28
28
27
27
27
26
Feels °C
29
31
35
34
34
34
32
30
30
31
32
32
31
31
30
30
30
29
29
32
33
31
31
31
30
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