Playa El Palmar Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.23° N 6.08° W

Playa El Palmar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa El Palmar sea temperature is
22.3° C
0.5° 

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

The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 10AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

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

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 22°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.6
W
5
1
W
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
5
1
W
6
1
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.8
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.7
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
27
17
16
16
12
12
12
17
76
58
40
27
29
25
28
62
79
64
47
33
60
47
44
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
E
5
ESE
10
SE
15
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
5
WNW
10
SSW
5
SSE
0
NE
5
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
5
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:05PM2.10m
11:46AM2.16m
00:33AM2.16m
1:04PM2.33m
1:44AM2.32m
2:07PM2.55m
Low Tide
5:17AM0.80m
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
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
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
26
25
24
28
27
28
27
26
24
23
22
24
25
27
26
23
23
22
22
24
25
27
25
23
Feels °C
28
27
26
29
27
27
25
28
25
25
23
24
23
23
23
24
24
24
25
26
25
25
23
24
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