Playa El Palmar surf break

Playa El Palmar surfForecast / Andalucia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 30 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
18.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Playa El Palmar today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 4PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (30 May)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (30 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sun night, min 18°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
W
13
0.4
W
13
0.5
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.9
WNW
8
1.2
W
7
1.2
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
68
65
61
40
55
52
75
190
184
177
177
172
160
155
152
151
151
82
146
108
101
150
112
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
SW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SW
10
SW
15
WNW
15
NNW
5
ENE
5
E
10
E
5
E
5
SW
20
W
15
W
15
W
5
SE
5
SW
5
SW
10
WNW
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
3:32PM2.50m
3:53AM2.41m
4:06PM2.53m
4:29AM2.39m
4:42PM2.52m
5:05AM2.35m
Low Tide
9:14AM0.48m
9:38PM0.41m
9:48AM0.47m
10:13PM0.39m
10:23AM0.48m
10:49PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
7:07
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:34
9:35
9:35
9:36
Temp °C
24
25
25
27
27
24
25
23
25
26
27
31
28
25
24
22
24
25
27
25
24
22
20
18
22
23
23
25
25
21
22
20
24
24
23
28
27
23
21
22
24
22
24
23
24
23
22
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.9
WNW
8
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
Energy kJ
49
68
65
61
40
39
39
53
190
184
177
177
172
160
155
152
151
151
82
146
108
101
31
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.2
W
14
0.4
W
13
0.4
W
13
0.5
W
12
0.8
WNW
9
0.3
E
3
0.4
W
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.5
W
10
Energy kJ
5
4
15
55
52
75
88
2
33
80
51
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
3
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.3
E
2
0.4
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
E
3
0.5
W
5
1.2
W
7
1.2
WNW
6
Energy kJ
2
2
3
3
3
1
3
2
3
3
11
150
112
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
6
23
23
11
0
0
0
0
0
48
19
11
0
0
0
0
0
23
48
48
0
47
0
112
Best forecast wave conditions in Andalucia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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