
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa El Palmar today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 11AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Playa El Palmar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the E by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 15 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
192 | 222 | 212 | 212 | 272 | 284 | 324 | 289 | 215 | 212 | 156 | 146 | 104 | 72 | 67 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:53AM2.87m | 4:18PM2.76m | 4:36AM2.79m | 5:06PM2.60m | 5:24AM2.66m | 6:00PM2.40m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00AM0.02m | 10:18PM0.17m | 10:46AM0.12m | 11:03PM0.33m | 11:37AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SE 4 | W 10 | W 10 |
192 | 222 | 212 | 212 | 272 | 284 | 324 | 289 | 215 | 212 | 156 | 146 | 104 | 72 | 67 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 19 | 5 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 16 | — | WNW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | W 18 | W 7 | W 10 | ESE 4 | W 14 |
— | 3 | 9 | 4 | 51 | — | 169 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 17 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 3 | ESE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 54 | 40 | 46 | 43 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 84 | 189 | 163 | 84 | 84 | 42 | 48 | 6 | 192 | 255 | 84 | 11 |
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