Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa El Palmar today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 1AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Playa El Palmar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 34 | 19 | 23 | 69 | 73 | 54 | 45 | 28 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 101 | 76 | 58 | 43 | 30 | 18 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:19PM2.94m | 6:47AM2.56m | 7:04PM2.78m | 7:32AM2.43m | 7:49PM2.58m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:34AM0.10m | 12:41PM0.28m | 1:18AM0.26m | 1:25PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 69 | 73 | 54 | 45 | — | — | 4 | 12 | 101 | 76 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | W 7 | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 37 | 34 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 17 | 14 | 17 | — | — | 58 | 43 | 30 | 18 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1306 | 716 | 716 | 693 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 1283 | 1085 | 716 | 716 | 254 | 0 | 0 | 253 | 253 | 797 | 666 | 615 |
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