
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa El Palmar today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 3AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Playa El Palmar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 50 | 54 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 32 | 54 | 56 | 52 | 45 | 26 | 16 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:33PM3.01m | 6:03AM2.67m | 6:19PM2.94m | 6:47AM2.56m | 7:04PM2.78m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:50PM-0.01m | 11:57AM0.18m | 00:34AM0.10m | 12:41PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:39 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 7 | W 7 |
5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 50 | 54 | 28 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 27 | 32 | 54 | 56 | 52 | 45 | — | 10 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
16 | 12 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 25 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 16 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1081 | 163 | 163 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 236 | 1306 | 1306 | 716 | 716 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 1274 | 1085 | 717 | 615 |
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