
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa El Palmar today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 6AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Playa El Palmar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | SE 6 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | off | on | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 8:41AM2.19m | 9:26PM2.06m | 10:06AM2.09m | 11:05PM2.00m | 11:42AM2.15m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14AM0.69m | 2:53PM0.72m | 3:30AM0.87m | 4:31PM0.81m | 5:13AM0.91m | 6:15PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 28 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 30 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 8 | W 4 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | SE 6 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | SE 4 | SSW 4 | ESE 4 | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | SE 6 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | ESE 5 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 7 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | SW 4 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 |
— | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | — | ESE 4 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 3 |
39 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 23 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 61 | 54 | 48 | 26 | 73 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 180 | 270 | 131 | 254 | 156 | 255 | 277 | 236 | 236 | 274 | 236 | 236 | 273 | 253 | 236 | 112 | 112 | 84 | 84 | 112 | 236 | 269 | 253 | 189 |
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