Playa El Palmar Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.23° N 6.08° W

Playa El Palmar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa El Palmar sea temperature is
22.4°C
0.2° 

Playa El Palmar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Playa El Palmar today (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 5PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun night, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
7
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
WNW
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.3
WNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
193
254
289
96
98
40
43
43
35
31
32
22
21
26
25
23
22
13
9
6
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
15
NW
0
NW
5
E
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
N
5
E
5
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
10
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
0
N
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:16PM2.80m
4:35AM2.64m
4:47PM2.85m
5:06AM2.67m
5:20PM2.85m
Low Tide
10:00AM0.25m
10:25PM0.13m
10:32AM0.17m
10:56PM0.09m
11:04AM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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>
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:58
8:57
8:54
 mm
Temp °C
21
24
25
22
21
22
21
21
23
27
27
27
25
24
23
22
24
27
26
28
25
Feels °C
18
19
20
18
21
24
22
21
23
26
23
25
26
24
22
20
23
25
24
26
26
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