Playa El Palmar Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.23° N 6.08° W

Playa El Palmar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa El Palmar sea temperature is
21.2°C
1.0° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 4AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (15 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (15 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.6
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
6
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
7
1
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.5
WNW
10
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
27
49
70
86
41
35
69
78
64
57
31
21
18
19
16
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
15
E
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
0
S
10
SSE
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
15
S
10
SW
5
WSW
5
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
6:12AM2.56m
6:31PM2.47m
6:46AM2.39m
7:08PM2.23m
7:23AM2.19m
7:51PM2.00m
Low Tide
11:56PM0.29m
12:12PM0.33m
00:28AM0.48m
12:48PM0.52m
1:02AM0.69m
1:28PM0.73m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:06
8:06
8:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:31
8:30
8:29
 mm
Temp °C
22
23
23
25
28
27
26
26
25
23
21
21
21
22
21
20
20
20
20
20
21
22
21
21
Feels °C
20
21
21
23
27
26
25
27
25
23
22
21
20
21
21
20
19
18
18
18
20
22
22
23
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