Playa El Palmar surf break

Playa El Palmar surfForecast / Andalucia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 18 May 2026 CEST
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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
18.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Playa El Palmar today?

The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 2AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (19 May)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (19 May)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the ESE by Thu morning).

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
5
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
12
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.5
WNW
5
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
16
0.4
W
16
0.5
W
15
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
14
13
11
14
20
20
13
8
8
8
8
8
20
77
104
148
134
126
125
121
110
75
73
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NW
10
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
N
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
45
ESE
40
ESE
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:06PM2.90m
5:37AM2.71m
5:56PM2.82m
6:30AM2.55m
6:49PM2.70m
7:28AM2.37m
Low Tide
11:18PM0.01m
11:35AM0.22m
00:10AM0.12m
12:26PM0.37m
1:07AM0.27m
1:21PM0.54m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:24
9:25
9:27
9:28
Temp °C
17
17
16
16
15
15
17
19
20
21
20
20
20
20
22
26
26
23
21
20
20
20
23
25
15
15
15
15
14
14
16
17
17
19
18
18
17
17
18
21
20
17
15
13
13
13
14
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.4
W
16
0.5
W
15
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
Energy kJ
14
13
9
9
14
20
20
9
8
8
3
2
3
3
77
104
148
134
126
125
121
110
75
73
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
16
0.3
WNW
5
0.3
WNW
5
0.3
WNW
9
Energy kJ
2
2
13
11
11
10
10
5
5
4
8
8
8
20
5
5
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
7
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
ESE
3
0.7
ESE
4
1.1
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
1
E
4
1.3
ESE
5
1.6
ESE
5
1.6
ESE
5
Energy kJ
20
14
13
7
7
2
11
52
71
63
54
41
69
135
149
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
754
452
253
213
84
84
84
269
269
400
213
84
84
84
0
21
21
255
153
94
131
84
91
84
Best forecast wave conditions in Andalucia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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