
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa El Palmar today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 6AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Playa El Palmar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 42 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 40 | 39 | 56 | 56 | 39 | 38 | 35 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:31AM2.65m | 3:47PM2.96m | 4:15AM2.75m | 4:30PM3.05m | 4:57AM2.78m | 5:12PM3.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:31AM0.20m | 10:04PM-0.03m | 10:13AM0.09m | 10:46PM-0.08m | 10:53AM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 26 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
12 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 42 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 40 | 39 | 56 | 56 | 39 | 38 | 35 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 6 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 4 | W 5 | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | W 11 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | ESE 3 | — | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | SE 4 | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | 12 | 38 | 19 | 8 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 48 | 46 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 1 | — | 9 | 17 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 202 | 236 | 236 | 213 | 266 | 266 | 253 | 202 | 84 | 53 | 53 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 53 | 84 |
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