Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa El Palmar today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 1AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Playa El Palmar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun night, min 21°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
254 | 218 | 96 | 98 | 39 | 43 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 21 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:16PM2.80m | 4:35AM2.64m | 4:47PM2.85m | 5:06AM2.67m | 5:20PM2.85m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:25PM0.13m | 10:32AM0.17m | 10:56PM0.09m | 11:04AM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 25 |
Feels °C | 20 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
— | 218 | 96 | 33 | 39 | 43 | 33 | 35 | 2 | 31 | 21 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 22 | 21 | — | 9 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | — | E 6 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
— | — | — | 98 | 33 | 30 | 17 | 7 | 32 | — | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | — | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | W 5 | — | E 3 |
254 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 153 | 156 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 754 | 253 | 227 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 213 | 754 | 253 | 253 |
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