Playa El Palmar Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.23° N 6.08° W

Playa El Palmar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa El Palmar sea temperature is
22.9° C
0.0° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 8AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (15 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (15 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.3
W
6
0.3
W
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.2
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
30
55
57
57
45
45
33
31
21
37
25
14
27
27
18
18
11
10
5
5
6
9
4
Wind (km/h)
0
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
SSE
15
ENE
10
SSE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:36AM2.74m
5:51PM2.95m
6:14AM2.65m
6:30PM2.78m
6:52AM2.51m
7:09PM2.55m
Low Tide
11:24PM-0.04m
11:32AM0.10m
00:01AM0.08m
12:10PM0.20m
00:37AM0.25m
12:47PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:14
9:12
 mm
Temp °C
26
24
23
24
24
25
25
24
23
23
23
24
27
28
27
26
24
25
24
25
26
24
23
23
Feels °C
29
27
25
25
25
26
26
27
25
24
26
27
30
31
30
29
28
29
27
28
28
25
25
26
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