El Palito Surf Break

Lat Long: 10.48° N 68.11° W

El Palito 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 24 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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Palito at 9PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (24 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (24 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
7
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
7
1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.1
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
20
32
47
96
0
81
58
60
61
0
0
0
79
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
E
5
S
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
E
5
SSE
10
SW
5
S
0
WNW
10
NNE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
10
E
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:18PM0.37m
10:59PM0.38m
Low Tide
7:30AM0.05m
7:58AM0.07m
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
<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>
6:45
6:45
6:45
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
30
30
29
28
27
27
27
28
30
29
29
27
27
26
26
27
29
27
28
27
26
Feels °C
33
32
32
32
31
30
30
32
33
31
31
30
31
29
29
31
32
28
30
30
30
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