Playa El Palmar surf break

Playa El Palmar surfForecast / Andalucia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 17 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
18.5° 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 7AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (17 May)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (17 May)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue night, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
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
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)
0.4
WNW
5
0.5
W
6
0.7
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.7
W
4
0.8
W
5
1.2
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
12
0.5
W
6
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.5
WNW
5
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
17
29
39
30
24
20
28
101
97
57
39
28
20
13
13
11
16
23
20
14
9
8
8
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
SSE
5
WNW
15
NW
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNE
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
3:58AM2.85m
4:19PM2.91m
4:47AM2.82m
5:06PM2.90m
5:37AM2.71m
5:56PM2.82m
Low Tide
10:03AM0.06m
10:29PM-0.03m
10:48AM0.11m
11:18PM0.01m
11:35AM0.22m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:23
9:24
9:25
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
19
21
22
23
22
18
17
17
15
13
13
14
16
16
15
15
13
15
14
14
16
15
15
15
18
19
20
21
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
5
0.5
W
6
0.2
E
4
0.9
WNW
5
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.9
WNW
6
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.5
W
6
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.5
WNW
5
0.2
W
10
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
Energy kJ
10
17
1
39
3
5
5
57
16
15
14
13
9
9
16
23
20
14
8
7
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.2
E
4
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
Energy kJ
1
1
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
13
11
11
10
10
9
5
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
2
2
5
5
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.7
W
4
0.8
W
5
1.2
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
WNW
5
Energy kJ
29
30
24
20
28
101
97
39
28
20
13
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
84
91
112
524
814
825
807
253
47
6
53
156
266
754
717
213
84
84
84
84
269
269
269
202
Best forecast wave conditions in Andalucia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
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