Surf Break

Lat Long: 10.48° N 68.11° W

El Palito 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Palito sea temperature is
29.0°C
0.7° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Palito at 11AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (28 Oct)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (28 Oct)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
12
0.4
NNE
12
0.6
NE
6
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.7
NE
6
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
N
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
54
25
25
24
25
26
14
14
32
25
24
24
12
11
10
10
11
7
10
10
11
11
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
0
SW
5
N
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
WSW
0
S
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
ENE
0
S
5
WSW
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:15PM0.43m
3:21PM0.42m
4:33PM0.41m
Low Tide
11:19PM-0.02m
00:36AM-0.01m
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:22
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6:22
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6:22
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6:08
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6:08
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 mm
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2
1
1
1
2
3
1
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2
1
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1
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
26
27
29
28
27
27
27
27
26
27
29
28
28
27
27
26
26
27
29
27
28
27
27
Feels °C
31
33
34
32
31
31
32
33
31
33
33
32
32
31
32
31
32
32
34
31
32
32
32
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