Playa El Palmar Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.23° N 6.08° W

Playa El Palmar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

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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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 8PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (12 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (12 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.4
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
10
18
16
27
27
27
27
41
41
41
60
60
41
41
40
40
39
39
38
36
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
SW
10
WNW
0
SW
5
NNW
5
SSW
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
0
W
5
NNE
5
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
S
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNE
Wind State
off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
3:47PM2.96m
4:15AM2.75m
4:30PM3.05m
4:57AM2.78m
5:12PM3.05m
Low Tide
9:31AM0.20m
10:04PM-0.03m
10:13AM0.09m
10:46PM-0.08m
10:53AM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:17
9:16
9:15
 mm
Temp °C
27
28
29
29
26
25
24
24
28
30
32
28
27
26
25
24
28
30
29
28
27
Feels °C
28
28
30
32
28
29
28
28
31
33
35
32
30
30
27
26
30
32
30
30
28
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