Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa El Palmar today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 12AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Playa El Palmar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 5 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
107 | 72 | 75 | 69 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 32 | 47 | 44 | 112 | 82 | 100 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:38PM2.37m | 3:00AM2.30m | 3:12PM2.55m | 3:33AM2.44m | 3:44PM2.70m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:51PM0.52m | 8:57AM0.52m | 9:24PM0.36m | 9:29AM0.37m | 9:55PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | — | — |
107 | — | 75 | — | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 112 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | S 3 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
76 | 72 | 53 | 69 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | — | 32 | 47 | 44 | 82 | 82 | 100 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 266 | 253 | 213 | 236 | 210 | 210 | 227 | 823 | 817 | 255 | 163 | 180 | 298 | 392 | 326 | 269 | 266 | 253 | 180 |
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