El Palmer Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.46° N 79.96° W

El Palmer 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Palmer sea temperature is
29.5°C
1.2° 

El Palmer 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 Palmer today (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Palmer at 2AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (01 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (01 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
S
18
0.3
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
35
34
34
34
33
32
30
29
29
29
29
27
26
25
25
33
30
33
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
0
SSE
5
NW
0
NW
5
NNW
0
NW
0
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
0
SSE
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
SE
5
SE
5
N
0
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:55PM4.25m
6:12AM4.46m
6:33PM4.16m
6:50AM4.37m
7:16PM4.01m
Low Tide
00:01AM0.36m
12:27PM0.33m
00:38AM0.46m
1:07PM0.42m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
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6:28
6:28
6:27
 mm
4
4
1
2
2
4
1
1
3
3
Temp °C
27
26
26
26
26
26
28
28
28
28
27
26
26
26
28
28
27
27
27
Feels °C
32
31
31
32
31
31
33
32
32
33
31
29
29
30
32
32
31
32
32
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