
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa El Palmar today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 10PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Playa El Palmar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 5 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | 18 | 15 | 27 | 76 | 62 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 17 | 17 | 41 | 43 | 34 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:44AM2.32m | 2:07PM2.55m | 2:42AM2.50m | 3:00PM2.78m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27PM0.52m | 7:50AM0.55m | 8:28PM0.30m | 8:44AM0.36m | 9:19PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 |
18 | 16 | 14 | 27 | 76 | 62 | — | 24 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 41 | 43 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 7 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | E 5 | E 5 | W 10 |
— | — | 15 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — |
23 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 44 | 43 | 44 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 26 | 27 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 754 | 253 | 254 | 112 | 11 | 0 | 213 | 253 | 395 | 402 | 236 | 253 | 11 | 6 | 253 | 818 | 253 | 253 | 254 |
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