Surf Break

Lat Long: 10.48° N 68.11° W

El Palito 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 08 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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Palito at 8PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 08). 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 (08 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (08 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (08 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.8
NE
6
0.1
NE
13
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
7
7
7
7
7
49
7
33
33
6
6
3
6
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
5
N
15
NNE
15
E
10
E
10
E
5
SW
10
SW
5
W
10
N
15
NE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
E
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
11:32AM0.28m
11:27PM0.26m
11:57AM0.31m
2:00AM0.21m
12:24PM0.34m
Low Tide
6:32PM0.16m
6:15AM0.17m
7:33PM0.13m
6:28AM0.18m
8:29PM0.10m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
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1
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1
2
3
2
1
1
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Temp °C
29
29
28
27
27
27
26
27
29
28
28
27
26
26
26
26
28
28
28
26
27
Feels °C
32
31
30
30
31
32
30
31
32
31
30
30
30
31
31
31
33
32
31
28
32
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