El Palito Surf Break

Lat Long: 10.48° N 68.11° W

El Palito 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Palito sea temperature is
28.4° C
0.4° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Palito at 5PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1
NE
7
0.9
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
33
49
74
0
0
84
0
56
0
0
0
0
0
0
84
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
E
5
SE
10
SW
5
SW
5
ESE
10
NNE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
5
ESE
5
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
NNE
20
ENE
25
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:03PM0.34m
7:39PM0.35m
8:18PM0.35m
Low Tide
9:31AM0.12m
4:34AM0.06m
5:13AM0.04m
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
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>
6:49
6:47
6:47
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
31
30
28
28
28
27
27
28
29
28
28
28
27
27
26
28
30
30
29
28
27
Feels °C
34
32
30
32
33
31
31
32
32
30
30
31
31
31
30
32
34
32
31
32
31
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