Playa El Palmar Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.23° N 6.08° W

Playa El Palmar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa El Palmar sea temperature is
23.4° C
0.5° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 8AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (11 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (11 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
4
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
24
32
24
18
18
19
12
12
6
16
16
10
18
16
27
27
27
41
60
60
60
60
60
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
SE
5
E
5
NNW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
10
SW
5
W
5
W
5
NE
10
SE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
2:42AM2.50m
3:00PM2.78m
3:31AM2.65m
3:47PM2.96m
4:15AM2.75m
4:30PM3.05m
Low Tide
8:44AM0.36m
9:19PM0.10m
9:31AM0.20m
10:04PM-0.03m
10:13AM0.09m
10:46PM-0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:19
9:17
9:16
 mm
Temp °C
22
21
21
25
26
27
26
25
25
24
24
27
29
29
29
26
25
25
25
28
30
33
29
28
Feels °C
23
22
22
25
24
25
25
25
26
25
25
27
29
30
31
28
28
28
28
30
32
35
32
31
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