El Palito Surf Break

Lat Long: 10.48° N 68.11° W

El Palito 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Palito sea temperature is
28.6°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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Palito at 9PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
63
43
43
41
58
53
54
53
45
36
38
38
38
38
0
38
39
40
33
26
0
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
5
ESE
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
NE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
N
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:58PM0.36m
9:38PM0.37m
10:18PM0.37m
Low Tide
6:25AM0.03m
6:58AM0.04m
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:46
6:46
6:45
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
29
28
27
27
27
27
28
30
32
31
28
27
26
26
27
31
32
31
28
27
Feels °C
32
32
31
30
32
31
31
32
34
35
34
31
30
28
29
30
35
34
34
31
31
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