Playa El Palmar Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.23° N 6.08° W

Playa El Palmar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa El Palmar sea temperature is
23.2° 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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Mostly 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
8
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
5
N
5
SSE
5
E
5
E
10
SW
10
WNW
0
SW
5
NNW
5
SE
5
E
5
E
10
ESE
10
S
5
SE
0
NW
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
S
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
N
Wind State
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
clear
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>
7:39
7:39
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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