Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa El Palmar today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 2AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Playa El Palmar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | 13 | 34 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 39 | 37 | 55 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:57PM2.93m | 5:30AM2.69m | 5:48PM2.91m | 6:21AM2.59m | 6:39PM2.83m | 7:13AM2.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:13PM-0.00m | 11:27AM0.21m | 00:05AM0.06m | 12:16PM0.29m | 00:57AM0.18m | 1:06PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | |
— | 9:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:44 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 26 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
14 | 11 | 34 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 39 | 37 | 55 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 8 | — | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 6 | — |
26 | 13 | — | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — |
4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 |
19 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 54 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 266 | 11 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 53 | 84 | 266 | 266 | 84 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 53 | 210 | 123 | 210 | 53 | 53 | 48 | 84 | 91 | 255 |
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