Playa El Palmar surf break

Playa El Palmar surfForecast / Andalucia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 18 Apr 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
16.8° 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 4PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (18 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (18 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.2
W
Period(s) (?)121212121212111111111111101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1061041031031019889615958565552323131313117171717177
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:38PM
2.92
5:00AM
2.92
5:19PM
2.89
5:45AM
2.78
6:04PM
2.78
6:35AM
2.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:23AM
-0.05
10:43PM
-0.06
11:03AM
0.02
11:27PM
-0.00
11:46AM
0.17
12:14AM
0.13
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-------7:46-------7:45-------7:43
Sunset---9:00-------9:00-------9:00----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C182223201817161618222221181716151923242218171616
Feels °C (?)151719161514131315181718161513121620201914141212
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