Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa El Palmar today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 2PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Playa El Palmar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 35 | 54 | 58 | 80 | 100 | 117 | 113 | 134 | 167 | 176 | 286 | 254 | 283 | 94 | 73 | 39 | 44 | 44 | 36 | 29 | 20 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 3:33AM2.44m | 3:44PM2.70m | 4:04AM2.55m | 4:16PM2.80m | 4:35AM2.64m | 4:47PM2.85m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:29AM0.37m | 9:55PM0.23m | 10:00AM0.25m | 10:25PM0.13m | 10:32AM0.17m | 10:56PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||
7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | — | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
2 | 35 | 54 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 134 | 167 | 176 | 286 | — | 132 | 94 | 33 | 39 | 44 | 44 | 36 | 29 | 20 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | — | SE 4 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | E 7 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | — | — | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | N 3 | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 |
28 | — | — | 58 | 80 | 100 | 117 | 113 | 6 | — | — | 162 | 254 | 283 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 163 | 513 | 326 | 754 | 266 | 253 | 169 | 153 | 42 | 12 | 42 | 153 | 153 | 156 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 754 | 253 | 264 |
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