Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa El Palmar today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 12AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Playa El Palmar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 33 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 32 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 30 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:47PM2.85m | 5:06AM2.67m | 5:20PM2.85m | 5:39AM2.67m | 5:54PM2.77m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:56PM0.09m | 11:04AM0.14m | 11:27PM0.11m | 11:38AM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 33 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 32 | 22 | 20 | — | 9 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 30 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | — | W 6 | W 10 | W 12 | — | — | W 11 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 32 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | — | W 11 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | E 3 | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | E 3 | E 4 |
| kJ | 41 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 754 | 253 | 236 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 112 | 402 | 754 | 253 | 253 | 213 | 84 | 84 | 112 | 202 | 751 | 206 | 264 |
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