Playa El Palmar Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.23° N 6.08° W

Playa El Palmar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa El Palmar sea temperature is
21.8°C
0.6° 

Playa El Palmar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Playa El Palmar today (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 5AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (09 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu night, strong winds from the E by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
1
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
4
0.8
W
5
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
6
1
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
18
70
57
42
37
27
32
89
101
79
49
30
18
12
21
18
17
10
9
9
9
4
4
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
ENE
15
ESE
25
E
30
E
30
E
40
E
40
E
45
E
40
E
40
E
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:32AM2.50m
2:46PM2.80m
3:15AM2.66m
3:29PM2.95m
3:54AM2.77m
4:08PM3.01m
Low Tide
8:34AM0.35m
9:05PM0.09m
9:15AM0.18m
9:44PM-0.01m
9:53AM0.08m
10:20PM-0.04m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:02
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:40
8:39
8:37
 mm
Temp °C
24
24
22
23
23
24
22
22
21
21
21
22
24
25
25
24
22
23
23
25
27
28
25
23
Feels °C
24
24
22
23
21
23
22
23
22
21
21
21
24
26
26
24
21
21
20
21
21
21
20
18
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