Playa El Palmar surf break

Playa El Palmar surfForecast / Andalucia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 06 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
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Playa El Palmar today?

The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 10PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (06 May)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (06 May)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Sat morning).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
6
0.5
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.3
W
8
0.5
WNW
4
0.5
W
4
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.2
W
8
0.5
W
4
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.5
S
3
0.9
SSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
15
24
11
8
8
38
46
31
20
12
10
6
9
17
11
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
27
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
W
20
WNW
20
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
S
15
S
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
NW
10
E
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
S
20
SSE
30
S
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
6:44PM2.27m
7:12AM2.03m
7:30PM2.15m
8:03AM1.91m
8:26PM2.06m
Low Tide
12:23PM0.69m
00:56AM0.68m
1:04PM0.81m
1:45AM0.81m
1:55PM0.92m
2:48AM0.89m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
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7:24
7:24
7:22
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9:15
9:15
9:16
9:17
1
Temp °C
16
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
17
19
21
19
16
17
16
16
14
13
13
13
15
15
13
13
14
15
14
14
15
16
14
14
15
16
16
15
13
14
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
6
0.3
WSW
7
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.2
W
7
0.5
W
4
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.2
W
4
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.2
W
13
Energy kJ
28
11
10
10
4
8
38
46
31
5
1
1
1
17
11
7
6
3
1
4
4
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
7
0.3
W
8
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.2
W
7
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
Energy kJ
17
10
1
1
4
1
1
1
4
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
W
10
0.1
E
6
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.3
S
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.3
SE
2
0.7
SE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.5
S
3
0.9
SSW
4
Energy kJ
15
24
11
8
1
3
20
12
10
6
9
1
13
21
12
4
27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Distance (km)
18
830
830
807
253
253
385
160
213
274
754
524
253
236
254
254
283
452
452
298
451
465
535
693
Best forecast wave conditions in Andalucia
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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