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Playa El Palmar surf break

Playa El Palmar surfForecast / Andalucia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 09 Jan 2026 CET
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
15.7° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Playa El Palmar today?

The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 4AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (09 Jan)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (09 Jan)1ft (0.3m)13s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 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 (?)
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.6
WNW
0.6
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)1111111111101013101312121212111111111110101088
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)212121212019183135827572719689868537373682742119
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NW
5
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscrossglasscross-
on		ononononcrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:08AM
2.44
7:38PM
2.14
7:57AM
2.23
8:31PM
2.02
8:54AM
2.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:41AM
0.57
1:20PM
0.58
1:28AM
0.74
2:08PM
0.75
2:24AM
0.88
3:05PM
0.89
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise----8:34-------8:34-------8:34---
Sunset------6:25-------6:27-------6:28-
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------1---------------
Temp. °C10101111121415151613121110121212121110109111212
Feels °C (?)8781011111111121098787898776899
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