Playa El Palmar Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.23° N 6.08° W

Playa El Palmar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa El Palmar sea temperature is
22.5° C
0.1° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 4AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue night, min 21°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
5
0.8
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.7
W
5
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.2
WNW
11
0.5
W
4
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.3
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
49
60
64
27
23
25
19
22
56
56
39
27
19
17
12
10
31
41
29
19
13
19
9
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
SSE
5
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SW
15
W
20
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
on
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:18AM2.28m
8:38PM2.35m
9:08AM2.13m
9:32PM2.14m
10:06AM2.02m
10:37PM1.98m
Low Tide
2:01AM0.45m
2:12PM0.60m
2:47AM0.65m
3:04PM0.77m
3:39AM0.82m
4:09PM0.90m
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cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:38
9:37
9:37
 mm
Temp °C
22
21
21
23
24
26
25
23
23
23
22
23
25
28
29
26
26
25
24
25
26
28
29
29
Feels °C
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
24
24
24
24
23
24
25
25
24
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
27
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