Playa El Palmar Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.23° N 6.08° W

Playa El Palmar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa El Palmar sea temperature is
22.2° C
0.4° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 10AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (26 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (26 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun night, strong winds from the ESE by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
91
60
42
28
24
15
14
17
29
24
15
6
6
6
6
2
2
2
2
1
1
6
1
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
NW
10
NE
20
E
25
E
25
E
35
E
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
E
45
ESE
35
E
25
E
25
E
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
25
SE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:18PM2.21m
2:45AM2.16m
3:00PM2.36m
3:23AM2.27m
3:37PM2.49m
Low Tide
8:00AM0.82m
8:32PM0.68m
8:42AM0.69m
9:12PM0.55m
9:20AM0.56m
9:48PM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:35
9:34
9:32
 mm
Temp °C
23
22
27
28
28
28
27
24
23
23
27
29
29
28
26
25
24
24
27
29
30
29
24
Feels °C
25
22
26
25
25
27
26
22
21
22
23
23
22
22
20
21
22
22
23
24
25
24
23
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