
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa El Palmar today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 2AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Playa El Palmar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 15 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
272 | 284 | 324 | 289 | 215 | 212 | 156 | 146 | 104 | 72 | 67 | 39 | 37 | 21 | 37 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:18PM2.76m | 4:36AM2.79m | 5:06PM2.60m | 5:24AM2.66m | 6:00PM2.40m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:18PM0.17m | 10:46AM0.12m | 11:03PM0.33m | 11:37AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SE 4 | W 10 | W 10 |
272 | 284 | 324 | 289 | 215 | 212 | 156 | 146 | 104 | 72 | 67 | 39 | 37 | 21 | 37 | 19 | 5 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | — | WNW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 18 | W 7 | W 10 | W 15 | W 14 |
51 | — | 169 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | W 16 | W 16 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 5 | E 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 |
— | — | 7 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 39 | 54 | 40 | 39 | 33 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 41 | 5 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 84 | 189 | 169 | 84 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 11 | 91 | 266 | 84 | 11 |
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