Playa El Palmar Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.23° N 6.08° W

Playa El Palmar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa El Palmar sea temperature is
22.9° 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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 4PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed night, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.7
W
5
1
W
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
W
5
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.3
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
35
29
24
19
23
69
56
39
27
19
15
14
16
40
40
28
19
13
19
8
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
0
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
15
W
20
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
SW
5
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
W
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:18AM2.28m
8:38PM2.35m
9:08AM2.13m
9:32PM2.14m
10:06AM2.02m
10:37PM1.98m
Low Tide
2:12PM0.60m
2:47AM0.65m
3:04PM0.77m
3:39AM0.82m
4:09PM0.90m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:38
9:37
9:37
 mm
Temp °C
23
24
26
25
22
23
22
22
24
25
28
28
25
25
23
22
24
26
28
29
27
Feels °C
23
22
22
22
23
25
24
24
25
25
25
25
24
26
23
23
24
26
27
27
26
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