Playa El Palmar Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.23° N 6.08° W

Playa El Palmar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa El Palmar sea temperature is
23.1° C
0.3° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 1PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (04 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (04 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
8
0.7
W
4
0.7
WNW
4
1
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
1
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.7
W
5
0.4
W
8
0.7
W
5
1
W
6
1.1
W
6
1
W
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
35
23
15
12
15
20
67
86
69
47
33
22
21
21
67
94
78
58
45
48
40
34
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
10
W
10
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
10
SW
10
SSW
0
WNW
5
NW
10
W
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
5
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:22AM2.38m
7:40PM2.46m
8:08AM2.28m
8:32PM2.31m
9:05AM2.18m
9:39PM2.16m
Low Tide
1:20PM0.48m
1:50AM0.49m
2:08PM0.59m
2:42AM0.63m
3:11PM0.71m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:27
9:25
9:24
 mm
Temp °C
22
21
22
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
23
24
23
23
22
22
22
23
23
25
25
24
Feels °C
23
21
21
21
21
22
23
24
24
23
23
22
23
22
25
23
25
24
23
22
23
24
25
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