Playa El Palmar Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.23° N 6.08° W

Playa El Palmar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa El Palmar sea temperature is
22.6° C
0.2° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 7PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (08 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.3
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.8
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
5
1
W
6
1
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.9
WNW
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.7
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
17
12
15
12
13
47
56
40
27
18
22
28
62
79
64
47
64
44
47
44
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
S
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
SW
5
W
0
WSW
5
N
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
SSW
5
SSE
0
NE
5
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:46AM2.16m
00:33AM2.16m
1:04PM2.33m
1:44AM2.32m
2:07PM2.55m
Low Tide
6:08PM0.70m
6:42AM0.72m
7:27PM0.52m
7:50AM0.55m
8:28PM0.30m
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>
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:22
9:22
9:21
 mm
Temp °C
28
29
27
27
26
25
24
23
24
26
28
26
23
23
22
22
24
25
26
25
23
Feels °C
28
31
27
26
28
27
27
26
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
26
24
23
22
24
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