Surf Break

Lat Long: 10.48° N 68.11° W

El Palito 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Palito sea temperature is
29.0°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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Palito at 4AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (28 Sep)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (28 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.2
NNE
11
0.7
NE
5
0.2
NNE
11
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
10
0.7
NE
5
0.3
NE
11
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.8
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
16
16
13
28
11
17
18
14
15
10
28
19
17
16
18
17
11
41
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
5
S
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
N
10
NE
15
ENE
10
E
5
SE
5
SW
5
SW
0
WSW
10
NNE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:36AM0.19m
2:05PM0.36m
5:27AM0.16m
2:59PM0.37m
Low Tide
9:02PM0.11m
6:54AM0.17m
10:05PM0.08m
7:11AM0.16m
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:20
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6:24
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6:23
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 mm
1
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3
1
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1
1
1
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1
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Temp °C
27
27
27
26
26
27
29
28
28
27
27
26
26
27
28
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
30
30
31
31
30
32
33
31
31
31
31
30
31
33
32
31
31
31
31
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