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Playa El Palmar surfForecast / Andalucia / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 18 May 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Playa El Palmar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa El Palmar sea temperature is
18.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Playa El Palmar today?
The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 2AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (19 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Playa El Palmar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the ESE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 5 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | |
20 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 77 | 104 | 148 | 134 | 126 | 125 | 121 | 110 | 75 | 73 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:06PM2.90m | 5:37AM2.71m | 5:56PM2.82m | 6:30AM2.55m | 6:49PM2.70m | 7:28AM2.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18PM0.01m | 11:35AM0.22m | 00:10AM0.12m | 12:26PM0.37m | 1:07AM0.27m | 1:21PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 |
15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
 kJ | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 77 | 104 | 148 | 134 | 126 | 125 | 121 | 110 | 75 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 16 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 20 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 52 | 71 | 63 | 54 | 41 | 69 | 135 | 149 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 754 | 452 | 253 | 213 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 269 | 269 | 400 | 213 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 255 | 153 | 94 | 131 | 84 | 91 | 84 |
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