El Palito Surf Break

Lat Long: 10.48° N 68.11° W

El Palito 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Palito sea temperature is
28.2° 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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Palito at 5PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (16 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (16 Aug)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
8
1.4
NE
7
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
1
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
222
0
246
0
0
5
5
123
5
5
4
5
4
74
60
65
65
52
41
40
39
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
15
E
5
ESE
10
SSW
5
W
5
NNW
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
0
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
N
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
S
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
5:26PM0.31m
5:45AM0.20m
5:56PM0.33m
6:51AM0.16m
6:28PM0.34m
Low Tide
9:43AM0.14m
11:31PM0.17m
9:49AM0.15m
2:59AM0.13m
9:45AM0.14m
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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>
6:50
6:50
6:49
 mm
1
1
2
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
30
28
28
27
26
26
26
26
28
28
27
27
27
26
25
26
28
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
33
31
31
30
29
31
30
30
33
31
30
30
31
31
29
31
32
32
32
31
32
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