Surf Break

Lat Long: 10.48° N 68.11° W

El Palito 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 21 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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Palito at 6AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (21 Oct)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (21 Oct)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
15
0.2
NNE
14
0.2
NNE
14
0.3
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
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.7
NE
6
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.2
N
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
20
18
35
34
30
29
29
28
26
25
24
24
23
22
34
10
10
10
9
9
5
5
17
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
SE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
S
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
E
5
ESE
10
S
5
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
E
0
SSE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
9:56AM0.24m
3:58PM0.24m
9:09PM0.29m
10:22AM0.28m
9:59PM0.26m
10:50AM0.32m
10:56PM0.22m
Low Tide
5:02AM0.13m
12:34PM0.22m
5:08PM0.24m
5:05AM0.15m
6:07PM0.21m
3:20AM0.17m
6:56PM0.16m
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Temp °C
26
26
27
27
28
29
28
27
27
27
27
30
31
29
28
28
27
27
28
30
29
27
28
27
Feels °C
29
29
30
29
31
32
31
30
30
30
30
34
34
33
32
31
30
30
31
33
31
30
32
33
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