Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa El Palmar today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 3PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Playa El Palmar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 41 | 23 | 23 | 87 | 34 | 36 | 13 | 24 | 33 | 31 | 21 | 14 | 18 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:03AM1.99m | 9:42PM1.86m | 10:18AM1.87m | 11:14PM1.77m | 11:51AM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:34AM0.88m | 3:08PM0.93m | 3:36AM1.05m | 4:35PM1.05m | 5:13AM1.11m | 6:20PM1.01m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 5 | W 5 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 4 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 23 | 23 | 87 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 33 | 31 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 8 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | W 12 | W 8 | W 9 | W 11 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | — | — | W 5 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 25 | 43 | — | — | 16 | 72 | 34 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 13 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 210 | 270 | 280 | 449 | 266 | 266 | 163 | 94 | 112 | 91 | 189 | 830 | 825 | 578 | 253 | 189 | 202 | 53 | 202 | 270 | 266 | 266 | 253 |
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