Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa El Palmar today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 5PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Playa El Palmar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 3 | WNW 8 | WNW 3 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 41 | 48 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:30PM2.78m | 6:52AM2.51m | 7:09PM2.55m | 7:30AM2.34m | 7:50PM2.30m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:10PM0.20m | 00:37AM0.25m | 12:47PM0.36m | 1:12AM0.45m | 1:27PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | E 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — |
18 | 41 | 48 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 4 | W 8 | W 8 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | W 10 | W 3 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | E 6 | E 6 | WNW 8 | W 8 |
6 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | W 10 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 7 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | E 6 | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
— | — | 39 | 21 | 12 | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | 8 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 202 | 269 | 270 | 210 | 210 | 123 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 123 | 123 | 146 | 100 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 273 | 298 | 641 | 298 | 254 |
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