Playa El Palmar surf break

Playa El Palmar surfForecast / Andalucia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 08 May 2026 CEST
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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
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Playa El Palmar today?

The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 7PM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (08 May)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (08 May)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

Table - waves today at Playa El Palmar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun night).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
4
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.5
S
3
1.2
SSW
4
2.1
SW
6
2.4
SW
8
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
9
2.2
WSW
9
2.2
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
11
2.2
W
10
2
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
9
1.3
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
54
307
699
963
1177
812
906
1323
1348
1029
778
725
456
383
318
326
293
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
S
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
25
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NE
5
NE
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:03AM1.91m
8:26PM2.06m
9:10AM1.85m
9:36PM2.03m
10:26AM1.87m
10:48PM2.08m
Low Tide
1:55PM0.92m
2:48AM0.89m
3:01PM0.99m
4:03AM0.89m
4:19PM0.98m
5:15AM0.80m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:22
7:22
7:20
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9:16
9:17
9:19
9:19
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
19
20
19
17
17
17
16
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
16
17
17
18
18
17
17
16
16
15
16
17
15
14
14
14
10
10
12
13
15
15
15
14
11
12
12
15
17
17
18
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.2
W
4
0.2
W
4
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.4
WNW
12
2.5
WSW
9
2.2
WSW
9
2.2
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
11
2.2
W
10
0.2
E
6
1.7
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
9
1.3
W
9
Energy kJ
3
3
1
1
4
4
4
14
14
13
50
1177
812
906
1323
1348
1029
3
563
456
383
318
326
293
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
8
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
5
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
2
2
57
49
6
6
6
7
3
4
4
4
4
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
6
Energy kJ
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.5
S
3
1.2
SSW
4
2.1
SW
6
2.4
SW
8
2.5
WSW
8
2.4
WSW
9
2.2
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
10
2.1
WSW
10
2
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
Energy kJ
2
19
15
4
54
307
699
963
909
1060
1081
940
778
725
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
1
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
298
452
754
452
298
298
745
452
451
553
502
554
53
277
451
326
620
640
554
7
7
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Andalucia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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