Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa El Palmar today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 8PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Playa El Palmar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 51 | 47 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 42 | 39 | 39 | 66 | 104 | 142 | 128 | 125 | 123 | 115 | 108 | 104 | 102 | 68 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 6:37PM2.19m | 6:49AM2.24m | 7:19PM2.00m | 7:35AM2.06m | 8:15PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:19PM0.52m | 00:28AM0.70m | 12:59PM0.70m | 1:08AM0.87m | 1:50PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 47 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 42 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 104 | 142 | 128 | 125 | 123 | 115 | 108 | 104 | 102 | 68 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 9 | — | — | — | W 16 | ESE 6 | W 15 | W 14 | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | SE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | — |
| kJ | 31 | 51 | 14 | — | — | — | 20 | 14 | 39 | 66 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 3 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SE 2 | ESE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | ENE 5 | — |
| kJ | 54 | 93 | 105 | 59 | 24 | 39 | 50 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 112 | 160 | 160 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
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