Surf Break

Lat Long: 10.48° N 68.11° W

El Palito 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Palito sea temperature is
28.9°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 (09 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Palito at 10PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 09). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)--
Afternoon (09 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (09 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
6
0.1
NE
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.9
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.1
N
11
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
6
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
10
NNE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
10
SSW
10
SSW
0
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
2:00AM0.21m
12:24PM0.34m
4:44AM0.19m
12:57PM0.35m
Low Tide
7:33PM0.13m
6:28AM0.18m
8:29PM0.10m
6:33AM0.19m
9:24PM0.07m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
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6:20
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6:20
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6:17
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6:16
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6:16
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 mm
2
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
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1
1
1
1
1
4
7
Temp °C
28
27
27
27
26
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
25
27
30
31
29
27
26
Feels °C
31
30
31
32
31
32
32
30
30
31
31
32
28
31
34
33
32
29
29
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