Playa El Palmar Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.23° N 6.08° W

Playa El Palmar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa El Palmar sea temperature is
23.1° C
0.9° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 2AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (16 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
5
1
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
5
1
WNW
5
1
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.7
W
5
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
25
25
31
60
37
27
18
20
17
19
23
62
69
42
36
29
24
18
22
54
56
43
31
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
4:47PM3.00m
5:17AM2.73m
5:33PM3.01m
6:03AM2.67m
6:19PM2.94m
6:47AM2.56m
Low Tide
11:04PM-0.04m
11:14AM0.13m
11:50PM-0.01m
11:57AM0.18m
00:34AM0.10m
12:41PM0.28m
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:42
9:40
9:40
9:39
 mm
Temp °C
25
24
22
22
22
21
23
24
27
25
24
23
22
22
25
27
29
28
25
25
24
23
26
26
Feels °C
22
21
22
24
23
22
23
22
23
22
25
25
23
22
25
25
25
24
25
25
25
24
27
26
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