Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa El Palmar today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 7PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Playa El Palmar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 4 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 33 | 33 | 24 | 16 | 24 | 68 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:11AM2.16m | 8:37PM2.05m | 9:03AM1.99m | 9:42PM1.86m | 10:18AM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:11PM0.75m | 2:34AM0.88m | 3:08PM0.93m | 3:36AM1.05m | 4:35PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 9 |
3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 6 | 14 | 24 | — | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 8 | E 5 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — |
1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 8 | W 4 |
— | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 33 | — | 24 | 16 | 16 | 68 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 273 | 371 | 274 | 163 | 163 | 273 | 270 | 270 | 273 | 266 | 210 | 266 | 163 | 216 | 210 | 112 | 189 | 877 | 825 | 582 | 253 |
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