
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa El Palmar today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 5PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Playa El Palmar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 51 | 121 | 153 | 190 | 184 | 181 | 146 | 143 | 139 | 101 | 202 | 202 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:32PM2.80m | 5:51AM2.72m | 6:14PM2.63m | 6:33AM2.57m | 7:03PM2.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:15AM0.07m | 11:36PM0.15m | 11:56AM0.17m | 00:16AM0.32m | 12:41PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 51 | 121 | 153 | 190 | 184 | 181 | 146 | 143 | 139 | 96 | 202 | 202 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | W 14 | W 14 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 96 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | — | — | W 9 | E 7 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — |
6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — |
1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 101 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 807 | 807 | 253 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 112 | 42 | 48 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 48 | 16 | 0 |
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