Playa El Palmar Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.23° N 6.08° W

Playa El Palmar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa El Palmar sea temperature is
22.6° C
0.3° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 5AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
5
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.5
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
7
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.3
WNW
10
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.2
W
15
0.3
W
14
0.4
WNW
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
32
33
25
43
107
63
51
22
35
44
32
21
14
18
8
7
12
12
18
33
52
72
63
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
SSW
5
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:18AM1.87m
11:14PM1.77m
11:51AM1.88m
00:42AM1.83m
1:06PM2.00m
Low Tide
3:36AM1.05m
4:35PM1.05m
5:13AM1.11m
6:20PM1.01m
6:45AM1.03m
7:30PM0.87m
clear
clear
clear
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>
7:46
7:47
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:06
9:05
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
22
22
23
23
22
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
21
20
20
20
21
22
23
22
21
Feels °C
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
21
22
21
22
23
22
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
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