Surf Break

Lat Long: 10.48° N 68.11° W

El Palito 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Palito sea temperature is
29.1°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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Palito at 8AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (29 Sep)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (29 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
12
0.3
NE
11
0.6
NE
5
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.8
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
0.1
NE
17
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
1
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
19
16
19
18
11
11
10
46
46
46
47
47
2
2
6
11
49
47
49
51
53
53
74
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SW
0
SW
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
E
5
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
W
10
N
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:27AM0.16m
2:59PM0.37m
6:43AM0.15m
4:02PM0.39m
5:07PM0.39m
Low Tide
7:11AM0.16m
11:23PM0.05m
7:31AM0.15m
1:32AM0.03m
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:23
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6:22
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 mm
2
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1
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1
1
2
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2
2
2
1
3
1
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1
1
1
2
Temp °C
26
25
26
28
27
28
27
27
26
25
27
28
28
27
27
27
26
26
27
29
28
27
26
26
Feels °C
30
29
31
31
30
31
31
32
31
29
32
32
32
30
30
31
30
31
32
33
31
30
29
30
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