Playa El Palmar Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.23° N 6.08° W

Playa El Palmar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa El Palmar sea temperature is
22.9° C
0.5° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 2AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.7
W
5
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
W
5
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
WNW
5
0.6
W
5
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
19
19
22
54
54
39
27
23
17
14
16
39
39
28
18
19
19
8
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
25
NW
15
NW
5
NW
10
WSW
5
S
5
S
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:38PM2.35m
9:08AM2.13m
9:32PM2.14m
10:06AM2.02m
10:37PM1.98m
Low Tide
2:12PM0.60m
2:47AM0.65m
3:04PM0.77m
3:39AM0.82m
4:09PM0.90m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:38
9:37
9:37
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
22
22
21
21
23
24
27
26
24
24
23
22
24
26
30
30
29
Feels °C
21
22
23
23
23
22
23
23
24
22
23
24
23
24
25
26
28
27
28
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