
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa El Palmar today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 8AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Playa El Palmar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Fri night, min 21°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:31AM2.44m | 4:44PM2.69m | 5:03AM2.48m | 5:16PM2.73m | 5:35AM2.50m | 5:48PM2.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26AM0.36m | 10:54PM0.27m | 10:58AM0.31m | 11:26PM0.24m | 11:30AM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 29 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SE 4 | SE 4 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 6 | W 10 | E 5 | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | E 5 | E 5 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | — | E 5 | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 6 | E 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | E 3 | ENE 3 | — | E 3 | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 |
5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 297 | 236 | 236 | 160 | 274 | 820 | 283 | 608 | 236 | 84 | 236 | 160 | 839 | 751 | 666 | 399 | 253 | 160 | 84 | 189 | 266 | 253 | 48 | 11 |
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