Playa El Palmar Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.23° N 6.08° W

Playa El Palmar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa El Palmar sea temperature is
22.4° C
0.4° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa El Palmar at 8PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
4
0.3
W
10
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.5
W
7
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.2
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
30
28
22
14
16
46
47
46
35
15
15
15
14
23
36
24
14
13
8
6
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
5
NW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
WSW
15
W
5
WSW
5
ESE
0
SSE
5
E
0
ESE
5
S
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
5
W
Wind State
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
9:05AM2.18m
9:39PM2.16m
10:20AM2.12m
11:05PM2.10m
11:46AM2.16m
Low Tide
3:11PM0.71m
3:50AM0.75m
4:34PM0.77m
5:17AM0.80m
6:08PM0.70m
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>
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:24
9:23
9:22
 mm
Temp °C
24
25
27
26
25
25
23
23
27
27
28
28
27
26
25
24
26
28
28
28
26
Feels °C
25
24
24
24
26
26
25
24
27
26
27
28
29
28
27
27
28
28
26
27
28
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