Playa El Palmar surf break

Playa El Palmar surfForecast / Andalucia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 CET
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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
15.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Playa El Palmar today?

The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 10AM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)7ft (2.1m)18s
Afternoon (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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

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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
W
2.1
WSW
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
Period(s) (?)181817161616151515151515151414141413131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2312618278249322314279279283275958858865687546530432170121297233229178178
Wind
(km/h)
35
SW
35
SW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
5
W
5
S
5
SE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:34AM
2.26
1:59PM
2.21
2:14AM
2.40
2:36PM
2.32
2:50AM
2.54
3:11PM
2.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:46AM
0.63
7:57PM
0.63
8:25AM
0.50
8:33PM
0.51
9:01AM
0.38
9:07PM
0.40
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise--8:33-------8:33-------8:33-----
Sunset----6:32-------6:34-------6:35---
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
143--251----11111111----
Temp. °C15151314141313121110101212121110999111211109
Feels °C (?)8911101189876788109866687554
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