Playa El Palmar Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.23° N 6.08° W

Playa El Palmar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa El Palmar sea temperature is
22.4°C
0.2° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 2AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri night, calm by Sat morning).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
1
W
8
1.2
W
7
1.3
WNW
8
1
W
8
1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
7
0.5
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
100
117
142
186
130
147
193
254
218
96
98
71
44
44
36
30
32
22
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
15
NW
5
NNE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
W
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:44PM2.70m
4:04AM2.55m
4:16PM2.80m
4:35AM2.64m
4:47PM2.85m
Low Tide
9:55PM0.23m
10:00AM0.25m
10:25PM0.13m
10:32AM0.17m
10:56PM0.09m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:59
8:58
8:57
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
21
21
20
18
20
24
25
23
22
22
22
21
24
27
26
27
25
Feels °C
19
20
18
19
17
15
17
20
20
18
21
23
22
20
23
25
24
26
25
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