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Playa El Palmar surfForecast / Andalucia / Spain
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Playa El Palmar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa El Palmar sea temperature is
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Playa El Palmar today?
The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 1PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (06 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Playa El Palmar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 4 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 8 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 4 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | |
90 | 74 | 28 | 15 | 43 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 49 | 46 | 45 | 30 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:31AM2.17m | 6:44PM2.27m | 7:12AM2.03m | 7:30PM2.15m | 8:03AM1.91m | 8:26PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:23PM0.69m | 00:56AM0.68m | 1:04PM0.81m | 1:45AM0.81m | 1:55PM0.92m | |||||||||||||||||||
7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | 9:17 | |
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Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 4 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 15 | W 14 |
90 | 74 | 28 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 49 | 46 | 45 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | WSW 7 | W 8 | E 6 | E 6 | W 5 | W 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 15 | — | — |
1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | — | E 6 | — | — | E 6 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | W 4 | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
— | — | — | 15 | 43 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 12 | 11 | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 24 | 26 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 18 | 821 | 830 | 807 | 253 | 253 | 160 | 160 | 275 | 274 | 754 | 524 | 253 | 236 | 254 | 254 | 283 | 452 | 516 | 298 | 298 | 298 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Andalucia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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