Surf Break

Lat Long: 10.48° N 68.11° W

El Palito 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Palito sea temperature is
29.1°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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Palito at 1PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (26 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (26 Oct)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
11
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.2
NNE
13
0.3
NNE
13
0.3
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
12
0.4
NNE
12
0.4
NNE
12
0.4
NNE
12
0.4
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
35
35
17
32
30
29
28
28
27
25
25
27
47
45
44
55
27
26
25
25
25
26
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
SSW
5
NNE
15
NE
10
E
5
SE
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
15
NE
10
NE
0
W
0
SW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
N
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ESE
0
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:35PM0.41m
1:21PM0.42m
2:15PM0.43m
Low Tide
9:21PM0.03m
10:16PM-0.00m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
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6:22
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6:22
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6:09
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6:09
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2
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1
2
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1
3
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1
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Temp °C
27
29
32
32
31
29
27
27
27
27
30
30
29
27
27
26
26
26
28
28
27
27
26
Feels °C
31
33
36
35
35
34
31
31
31
31
34
33
33
32
32
30
31
31
32
31
31
32
31
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