
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa El Palmar today (20 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 12AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Playa El Palmar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Tue night, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | 17 | 12 | 21 | 62 | 60 | 61 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 54 | 54 | 39 | 28 | 19 | 13 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:49PM2.58m | 8:18AM2.28m | 8:38PM2.35m | 9:08AM2.13m | 9:32PM2.14m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:01AM0.45m | 2:12PM0.60m | 2:47AM0.65m | 3:04PM0.77m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 28 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 4 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 62 | 60 | 61 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 54 | 54 | 39 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | W 12 | W 8 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 |
— | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
— | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — |
31 | 17 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 24 | 25 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 13 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 716 | 666 | 624 | 516 | 0 | 0 | 253 | 820 | 754 | 670 | 542 | 236 | 0 | 53 | 6 | 452 | 820 | 666 | 297 |
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