Surf Break

Lat Long: 10.48° N 68.11° W

El Palito 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Palito sea temperature is
28.8°C
0.4° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Palito at 8PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 04). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (04 Oct)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (04 Oct)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
12
0.6
NE
6
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.2
NNE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
16
0.8
NE
6
0.1
NE
15
0.7
NE
6
0.1
NE
15
0.6
NE
5
0.1
NE
14
0.6
NE
6
0.1
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
25
18
19
11
10
10
30
31
38
11
4
5
47
9
31
8
18
8
20
7
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
0
E
5
W
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ESE
0
W
10
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
5
E
5
E
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:54AM0.15m
7:57PM0.39m
10:16AM0.17m
8:48PM0.37m
10:41AM0.20m
9:38PM0.34m
Low Tide
10:17AM0.15m
4:50AM0.05m
11:23AM0.17m
5:19AM0.08m
12:51PM0.20m
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clear
clear
thunderstorm
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
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Temp °C
29
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
29
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
28
28
28
27
26
Feels °C
33
30
31
30
32
32
33
32
33
31
30
31
31
31
32
33
32
31
32
32
30
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