
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa El Palmar today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 11PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Playa El Palmar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun night, light winds from the E by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:11AM1.78m | 12:33PM1.97m | 1:12AM1.94m | 1:25PM2.16m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:46PM1.05m | 6:10AM1.08m | 7:00PM0.89m | 7:10AM0.90m | 7:44PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 23 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | ESE 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 |
1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 9 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
133 | 145 | 162 | 217 | 103 | 52 | 42 | 76 | 85 | 69 | 57 | 43 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 253 | 123 | 94 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 123 | 160 | 270 | 198 | 153 | 158 | 153 | 156 | 112 | 160 | 253 | 253 | 160 |
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