
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa El Palmar today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 8PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Playa El Palmar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | W 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
43 | 30 | 28 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 35 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 36 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:05AM2.18m | 9:39PM2.16m | 10:20AM2.12m | 11:05PM2.10m | 11:46AM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11PM0.71m | 3:50AM0.75m | 4:34PM0.77m | 5:17AM0.80m | 6:08PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 9 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 4 |
43 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 36 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 5 | W 9 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | W 9 |
7 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 2 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | — | — | W 9 | — | E 3 | — | — | W 6 |
— | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | E 3 | E 3 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | — |
— | 30 | 28 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 8 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 160 | 754 | 779 | 283 | 236 | 53 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 802 | 253 | 11 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 160 | 1085 | 817 | 253 | 253 |
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