
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa El Palmar today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 11AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Playa El Palmar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 6 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 46 | 25 | 25 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | off | cross | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:31AM2.44m | 4:44PM2.69m | 5:03AM2.48m | 5:16PM2.73m | 5:35AM2.50m | 5:48PM2.72m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26AM0.36m | 10:54PM0.27m | 10:58AM0.31m | 11:26PM0.24m | 11:30AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 28 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | ESE 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 4 |
3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | W 9 |
2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 46 | — | — | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | — | — | ESE 4 | E 6 | SE 4 | — | — | WNW 10 | — | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 9 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 6 | E 6 | E 4 | E 4 | WNW 4 | E 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | E 3 | — | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | W 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 |
2 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 13 | 7 | 3 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 236 | 236 | 160 | 274 | 751 | 716 | 608 | 236 | 84 | 236 | 160 | 839 | 1074 | 789 | 264 | 253 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 266 | 754 | 48 | 48 |
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