Surf Forecasts:
El Palito surf forecast from 10 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 10 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period, NE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 14 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period, NE swell with 190 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 10 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s 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 10) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 7s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at El Palito in the next 16 days are 1.1m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 14) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 9s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 15) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Mon 10th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Mon 10th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Fri 14th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Palito over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be honest with ya, looking at the 16-day window for this neck of the woods, it’s a tough one. The breaks are pretty much all on the same page, so I’ll just talk about the main spot, El Palito.
We’re looking at a real dry spell for the most part. The first few days, starting Monday the 10th, are a write-off. We’ve got weak, short-period swell pushing in from the NE, but it’s all getting chopped up by cross-onshore winds. The wave energy is barely a whisper (86), and it’s just poor. Tuesday through Thursday are much the same story – a few knee-high wobbles but nothing with any push, and the wind is just not playing ball.
There’s a little flicker of hope on the morning of Friday the 14th at El Palito. The wind goes glassy, dead calm, and the swell bumps up a touch. We’re looking at 3 ft from the NE with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy climbs to a moderate 120, which is the most we’ll see. It’s surfable, and the glassy conditions will make it look a million times better than it has been. But don’t get too excited – it’s still a pretty ordinary wave, and the rating here is for beginners. The crowd factor is ‘sometimes’, so you might have a few others with the same idea. The water temp is sitting at 82°, which is pretty normal for this time of year.
That little window slams shut by Friday afternoon when the cross-onshore wind comes back, and the rest of the run is a mess. We get a few more mornings with a tiny pulse of swell, but the wind is either onshore or cross-on, and the wave energy is pitiful. We’re talking a solid week and a half of either no surf or just poor, choppy conditions. Even the following Saturday morning the 22nd, we get a glassy start but with zero swell to ride. It’s a tough beat.
The one standout, if you can call it that, is Friday morning the 14th. It’s the only time the wind and a tiny bit of swell line up. Everything else in this 16-day window is best left for a swim.
Stay tuned, forecasts can change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||
PM | 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 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 11 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 86 | 116 | 63 | 81 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 81 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 5 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | on | cross-on | off | on | cross | off | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:03PM0.45m | 11:54PM0.44m | 00:47AM0.41m | 4:22PM0.20m | 1:46AM0.36m | 4:34PM0.24m | 3:01AM0.31m | 4:58PM0.28m | 4:29AM0.25m | 5:26PM0.31m | ||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:57AM0.01m | 8:27AM0.04m | 8:52AM0.07m | 7:05PM0.18m | 9:13AM0.10m | 8:27PM0.19m | 9:30AM0.13m | 9:46PM0.18m | 9:43AM0.14m | 11:31PM0.17m | ||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | 6:50 | — |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 86 | 116 | 63 | 81 | 64 | 36 | 85 | 81 | 60 | 120 | 131 | 120 | 190 | 336 | 399 | 306 | 164 | 134 | 112 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 0 | 124 | 124 | 5 | 37 | 124 | 0 | 124 | 124 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 124 | 124 | 20 | 124 | 20 | 0 |
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