Playa El Palmar Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.23° N 6.08° W

Playa El Palmar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 8AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the E by Fri night).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
8
0.5
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
6
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.9
W
6
1
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.4
WNW
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.5
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
20
49
66
63
37
76
71
66
79
47
32
40
18
19
15
11
11
12
13
12
8
8
7
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
30
E
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:46AM2.39m
7:08PM2.23m
7:23AM2.19m
7:51PM2.00m
8:09AM2.00m
8:52PM1.81m
Low Tide
00:28AM0.48m
12:48PM0.52m
1:02AM0.69m
1:28PM0.73m
1:42AM0.90m
2:20PM0.93m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:06
8:07
8:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:29
8:28
 mm
Temp °C
24
23
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
19
20
21
22
22
22
22
21
21
23
26
27
25
23
Feels °C
24
24
21
21
20
20
19
20
18
18
17
18
20
22
24
23
23
22
22
23
25
25
25
21
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