Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa El Palmar today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 4PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Playa El Palmar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 49 | 45 | 43 | 69 | 65 | 67 | 32 | 30 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 2:04PM2.37m | 2:28AM2.32m | 2:38PM2.57m | 3:00AM2.50m | 3:11PM2.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18PM0.50m | 8:25AM0.51m | 8:50PM0.31m | 8:58AM0.33m | 9:21PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 21 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | ESE 5 | W 12 | WNW 12 | ESE 4 | WNW 11 | ESE 4 | W 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 49 | 45 | 43 | 69 | 65 | 67 | 32 | 30 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SE 4 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 11 | ESE 4 | W 11 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | W 9 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 3 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 3 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 16 | 29 | 35 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 52 | 40 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 84 | 274 | 169 | 153 | 112 | 17 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 47 | 253 | 112 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 274 | 84 | 192 | 112 |
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