Playa El Palmar Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.23° N 6.08° W

Playa El Palmar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa El Palmar sea temperature is
23.4° C
0.5° 

Playa El Palmar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Playa El Palmar today (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 5AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (13 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (13 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.6
WNW
6
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
27
27
41
60
60
60
60
40
40
39
57
56
39
37
22
23
43
72
84
27
20
15
18
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
S
0
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
10
SE
10
SSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
SE
10
S
15
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
W
15
W
5
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
4:15AM2.75m
4:30PM3.05m
4:57AM2.78m
5:12PM3.05m
5:36AM2.74m
5:51PM2.95m
Low Tide
10:13AM0.09m
10:46PM-0.08m
10:53AM0.06m
11:24PM-0.04m
11:32AM0.10m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:16
9:15
9:15
 mm
Temp °C
25
24
25
28
30
31
28
27
26
26
25
28
29
30
28
27
26
24
23
23
24
24
23
22
Feels °C
29
29
28
31
32
34
32
30
30
28
28
30
30
31
30
29
28
26
24
24
25
24
23
25
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