Surf Break

Lat Long: 10.48° N 68.11° W

El Palito 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 30 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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for El Palito at 9AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (30 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (30 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
18
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.1
NE
15
1
NE
6
1
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
49
47
47
47
2
2
6
46
46
31
31
32
49
49
8
72
76
79
7
7
7
7
7
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
E
0
NE
0
SW
5
WSW
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
E
5
S
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
6:43AM0.15m
4:02PM0.39m
5:07PM0.39m
6:07PM0.40m
Low Tide
11:23PM0.05m
7:31AM0.15m
1:32AM0.03m
2:43AM0.01m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:20
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6:20
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6:20
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6:22
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6:22
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6:22
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 mm
1
1
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1
1
1
1
1
1
—
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1
1
1
1
2
1
1
—
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1
3
1
Temp °C
27
26
26
28
27
28
27
27
26
26
27
29
28
28
27
27
27
26
27
31
29
28
28
28
Feels °C
32
31
31
31
30
31
30
32
31
31
32
33
31
31
30
32
32
30
31
34
31
30
32
32
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