Surf Break

Lat Long: 10.48° N 68.11° W

El Palito 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 24 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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Palito at 2PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (24 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Evening (24 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
17
0.7
NE
6
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.8
NE
6
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.1
NE
12
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
31
10
10
9
8
8
8
7
56
7
7
6
6
6
53
54
6
6
6
35
34
32
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
WSW
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
5
SE
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
N
20
NE
20
ENE
15
E
5
SSE
10
WSW
5
W
0
WSW
10
N
15
NE
15
ENE
5
SSW
10
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross
High Tide
11:33AM0.22m
11:14PM0.31m
12:07PM0.26m
00:06AM0.27m
12:42PM0.30m
Low Tide
6:52AM0.13m
3:02PM0.20m
6:59AM0.16m
7:01PM0.18m
6:52AM0.17m
8:03PM0.15m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:20
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6:27
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6:25
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 mm
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2
1
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1
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1
1
6
1
Temp °C
26
27
30
28
28
28
28
27
27
28
31
30
29
28
28
27
27
28
30
28
28
27
26
Feels °C
30
31
33
31
31
33
33
31
30
32
34
32
31
31
33
31
31
33
34
31
31
31
30
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