Playa El Palmar Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.23° N 6.08° W

Playa El Palmar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa El Palmar sea temperature is
21.1°C
1.0° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 10AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (17 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (17 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the E by Sat night).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
7
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.3
W
10
0.4
WNW
6
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
66
47
31
21
18
15
15
10
11
11
18
12
8
8
7
5
5
5
19
17
17
16
14
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
NW
5
E
10
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
45
E
45
E
40
E
50
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:23AM2.19m
7:51PM2.00m
8:09AM2.00m
8:52PM1.81m
9:23AM1.85m
10:31PM1.71m
Low Tide
1:02AM0.69m
1:28PM0.73m
1:42AM0.90m
2:20PM0.93m
2:39AM1.08m
3:47PM1.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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>
8:07
8:07
8:08
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:29
8:28
8:25
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
21
22
22
23
21
21
21
24
27
27
25
23
23
23
22
24
26
26
24
23
Feels °C
19
18
19
18
20
21
22
24
21
21
21
23
25
24
24
21
20
20
18
19
20
20
19
17
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