Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Palmer today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for El Palmer at 8AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Palmer. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 100 | 97 | 92 | 134 | 132 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 129 | 127 | 126 | 122 | 116 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 69 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:05AM4.41m | 5:30PM4.20m | 5:40AM4.25m | 6:06PM4.02m | 6:15AM4.05m | 6:43PM3.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:55PM0.42m | 11:17AM0.22m | 11:31PM0.54m | 11:53AM0.36m | 00:07AM0.71m | 12:29PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 100 | 19 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 131 | 131 | 129 | 127 | 126 | 122 | 116 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 21 |
| kJ | 7 | 97 | 92 | 134 | 132 | 131 | — | 25 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 | S 7 |
| kJ | 34 | 34 | 33 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 10 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | — | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 6 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 67 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 60 | 27 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 583 | 107 | 0 | 0 |
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