
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa El Palmar today (26 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 10PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Playa El Palmar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun night, strong winds from the ESE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 30 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:18PM2.21m | 2:45AM2.16m | 3:00PM2.36m | 3:23AM2.27m | 3:37PM2.49m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:32PM0.68m | 8:42AM0.69m | 9:12PM0.55m | 9:20AM0.56m | 9:48PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:32 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | W 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
16 | 1 | 22 | 17 | 30 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — |
4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | — |
— | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
31 | 20 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 14 | 63 | 130 | 165 | 140 | 78 | 41 | 34 | 24 | 52 | 68 | 56 | 52 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 814 | 253 | 253 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 274 | 123 | 123 | 42 | 84 | 123 | 126 | 210 | 126 | 143 | 123 |
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