Playa El Palmar Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.23° N 6.08° W

Playa El Palmar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa El Palmar sea temperature is
23.1° C
0.8° 

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 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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Mostly 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
W
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.7
W
5
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.8
W
5
0.9
W
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
12
19
22
50
54
28
27
25
25
27
32
54
56
52
45
26
16
13
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
N
10
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
10
NW
5
WSW
5
SW
0
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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