Surf Break

Lat Long: 10.48° N 68.11° W

El Palito 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Palito sea temperature is
28.8°C
0.5° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Palito at 7AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (19 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (19 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
10
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.1
NE
12
0.1
N
16
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.7
NE
6
0.2
NNE
14
0.3
NNE
13
0.3
NNE
13
0.3
NNE
12
0.7
NE
6
0.3
NNE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
17
32
32
14
14
8
6
6
6
31
31
32
6
5
9
8
32
18
35
34
31
36
29
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
NNW
10
NE
10
E
10
SE
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:37PM0.32m
9:37AM0.20m
8:23PM0.31m
9:56AM0.24m
3:58PM0.24m
9:09PM0.29m
Low Tide
4:12AM0.07m
4:41AM0.10m
11:13AM0.20m
5:02AM0.13m
12:34PM0.22m
5:08PM0.24m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:13
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6:12
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1
1
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2
2
1
1
1
2
3
1
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Temp °C
26
26
28
29
28
28
27
26
26
25
26
29
29
28
27
26
26
26
26
28
29
29
28
27
Feels °C
30
30
32
32
31
30
31
30
31
30
31
33
33
32
31
29
30
30
29
32
32
33
32
30
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