Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa El Palmar today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 4PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Playa El Palmar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, strong winds from the E by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 10 | W 6 | WNW 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 54 | 34 | 100 | 68 | 64 | 79 | 58 | 32 | 39 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:08PM2.23m | 7:23AM2.19m | 7:51PM2.00m | 8:09AM2.00m | 8:52PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:48PM0.52m | 1:02AM0.69m | 1:28PM0.73m | 1:42AM0.90m | 2:20PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 21 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 19 | 100 | 68 | 64 | 79 | 46 | 32 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 4 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — | WNW 10 | W 10 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | 39 | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 64 | 54 | 34 | — | — | 3 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 12 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 83 | 90 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 716 | 705 | 716 | 818 | 818 | 745 | 143 | 163 | 156 | 112 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 524 | 199 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 270 | 270 |
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