Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa El Palmar today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 11PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Playa El Palmar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
48 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:30PM2.78m | 6:52AM2.51m | 7:09PM2.55m | 7:30AM2.34m | 7:50PM2.30m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:37AM0.25m | 12:47PM0.36m | 1:12AM0.45m | 1:27PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 7 | E 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — |
48 | — | 26 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | W 8 | W 8 | E 6 | W 7 | E 7 | W 10 | E 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | E 6 | — | — | E 6 | W 8 |
— | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 6 | — | E 6 | W 8 | E 7 | — | — | W 10 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 5 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
27 | 26 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 269 | 210 | 270 | 123 | 123 | 100 | 126 | 123 | 123 | 210 | 100 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 273 | 298 | 524 | 298 | 254 |
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