Surf Forecasts:
El Palito surf forecast from 25 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 24 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, NE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 25 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, NE swell with 106 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 24 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Palito this week:
The surf forecast for El Palito over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 24) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 6s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at El Palito in the next 16 days are 1.1m 6s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 7s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 30) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Mon 24th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Mon 24th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Tue 25th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Palito over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. We're taking a long look at El Palito, and I gotta be honest with you, it's a rough picture for the next couple of weeks. The whole sixteen-day window is basically a flat spell.
We start off on Monday the 24th with practically nothing. You're looking at tiny, weak 2ft swell from the NE with a short, weak 6-second period. The combined energy is a measly 32 – that's just about nothing. Throw in an afternoon risk of thunderstorms and a cross-onshore wind, and it's choppy and messy. Tuesday the 25th is more of the same, barely a pulse. Wednesday the 26th and Thursday the 27th? Dead flat. Friday the 28th and Saturday the 29th offer a glimmer of the same tiny 2ft to 3ft junk, but it's still poor. The water temp is sitting around 84°F with basically no anomaly, so it's just your standard warm bath for the time of year.
There's a slight bump on Monday the 31st of August – the swell pushes to a whole 3ft from the NE, still with a short period of 7 seconds. The energy finally cracks 89, but that's still very weak. The wind is light and onshore in the morning though, so it might be glassy but there's no push to the waves. Everything after that is just tiny leftover pulses, with swell dropping back to 1ft to 1ft for the rest of the run into early September. The wind tries to go glassy on the morning of the 7th of September with a tiny 0.7ft NNE swell, but again, there's no real surfable energy.
Honestly, for this area, a blank run like this is pretty normal. The break is a beginner-friendly beach and breakwater setup with a NNE optimum swell direction, but we just aren't getting the juice. There is nothing here worth paddling out for. The conditions are poor across the board, with scores all at zero. For a spot that is fairly consistent, this is a dud. It's a hard pass from me.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 106 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 49 | 38 | 36 | 5 | 89 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | on | cross-on | off | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:18PM0.37m | 10:59PM0.38m | 11:40PM0.37m | 00:21AM0.35m | 2:43PM0.21m | 1:06AM0.31m | 3:04PM0.25m | 2:03AM0.27m | 3:39PM0.29m | 3:49AM0.22m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30AM0.05m | 7:58AM0.07m | 8:20AM0.10m | 8:32AM0.13m | 6:46PM0.20m | 8:32AM0.15m | 8:13PM0.19m | 8:31AM0.15m | 9:24PM0.17m | ||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | 6:45 | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — |
mm | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 106 | 61 | 73 | 97 | 60 | 104 | 85 | 54 | 62 | 60 | 45 | 47 | 49 | 38 | 36 | 62 | 89 | 149 | 120 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 124 | 124 | 4 | 124 | 124 | 4 | 715 | 124 | 5 | 124 | 124 | 0 | 77 | 124 | 5 | 124 | 124 | 4 |
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