
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa El Palmar today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 12AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Playa El Palmar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Tue night, min 21°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the ESE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 51 | 94 | 153 | 190 | 184 | 184 | 146 | 143 | 140 | 94 | 202 | 202 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:32PM2.80m | 5:51AM2.72m | 6:14PM2.63m | 6:33AM2.57m | 7:03PM2.41m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:36PM0.15m | 11:56AM0.17m | 00:16AM0.32m | 12:41PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 8 | W 8 | ESE 4 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 51 | 94 | 153 | 190 | 184 | 184 | 146 | 143 | 140 | 94 | 202 | 202 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | — | W 11 | W 11 | S 9 | S 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | W 14 | W 14 | — | E 6 | E 6 |
1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 96 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 7 | W 11 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | — |
5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — |
2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 94 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 253 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 112 | 153 | 266 | 42 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 153 | 169 | 12 | 6 |
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