El Palito Surf Break

Lat Long: 10.48° N 68.11° W

El Palito 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Palito sea temperature is
28.5°C
0.3° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Palito at 11PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)--
Afternoon (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (28 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
1
0
0
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
1
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.1
NE
11
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
6
6
49
34
34
35
35
5
5
69
76
5
0
71
65
60
54
0
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
15
E
10
E
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
N
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
N
15
NE
15
E
10
ESE
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:43PM0.21m
1:06AM0.31m
3:04PM0.25m
2:03AM0.27m
3:39PM0.29m
Low Tide
6:46PM0.20m
8:32AM0.15m
8:13PM0.19m
8:31AM0.15m
9:24PM0.17m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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>
6:44
6:43
6:43
 mm
1
3
2
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
26
25
26
29
28
27
27
27
26
26
27
30
30
29
28
27
Feels °C
30
30
31
31
29
30
33
31
30
30
31
31
29
31
33
32
32
32
31
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