Surf Forecasts:
Playa El Palmar surf forecast from 28 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 29 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period, W swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 28 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period, WNW swell with 289 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 29 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Playa El Palmar this week:
The surf forecast for Playa El Palmar over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Playa El Palmar in the next 16 days are 1.3m 10s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 03) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Fri 28th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa El Palmar over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be real—Playa El Palmar is offering next to nothing over the next 16 days. The whole window is flat or close to it, with only a few moments that are even worth a mention, and none that’ll get your heart racing. It’s one of those quiet runs that can happen here, so don’t stress; things can change quick.
The only session that even looks surfable is Saturday morning, 29 August. You’ll find a tiny 3ft of west swell, period a short 6 seconds, so hardly any grunt. But the wind is glassy—ESE 3 mph—making it clean as can be. Combined swell energy is only 60 (weak), so you’ll be scratching for any push. For a newbie, it’s small enough to be safe, but don’t expect a wave worth writing home about.
After that, it’s a brutal stretch. Sunday 30 August through to Tuesday 8 September is all offshore wind from the east, which keeps the surface tidy, but the swell is laughable—0.3ft to 0.7ft, with periods up to 10 seconds on the 4th. The combined energy on those days is in the single digits (1 to 6), so it’s essentially flat.
Then Thursday 10 September brings a pulse: 5ft from the WNW, period 6 seconds, but it’s onshore with a WNW 6 mph wind. Combined energy hits 128 (moderate), but with “poor surf conditions” it’s going to be a bumpy, closeout mess. Not worth your time.
From 11 September onward, it’s back to ankle-biters or onshore crud. Saturday 12 September has a 0.7ft west swell with a very long 12-second period, but onshore wind again—totally useless.
No standout here. If you’re keen for a quiet paddle, that Saturday morning 29 August is your only option, but keep expectations near zero. Otherwise, this is a dead period, plain and simple.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun night, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon night, min 22°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the E by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 254 | 98 | 43 | 31 | 21 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 17 | 42 | 33 | 23 | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:16PM2.80m | 4:35AM2.64m | 4:47PM2.85m | 5:06AM2.67m | 5:20PM2.85m | 5:39AM2.67m | 5:54PM2.77m | 6:14AM2.61m | 6:32PM2.64m | 6:53AM2.50m | 7:16PM2.46m | 7:40AM2.35m | 8:11PM2.25m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:25PM0.13m | 10:32AM0.17m | 10:56PM0.09m | 11:04AM0.14m | 11:27PM0.11m | 11:38AM0.17m | 00:01AM0.18m | 12:14PM0.25m | 00:38AM0.31m | 12:56PM0.38m | 1:20AM0.49m | 1:46PM0.55m | 2:14AM0.69m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — |
 | 8:58 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 25 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 24 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | 26 | 43 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 17 | 42 | 16 | 23 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | W 6 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 98 | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 21 | 12 | 12 | 5 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | — | — | W 6 | — | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | WNW 5 | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 254 | — | — | 31 | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 33 | — | — | 34 | 31 | 42 | 116 | 95 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 153 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 750 | 84 | 84 | 750 | 213 | 84 | 750 | 18 | 610 | 779 | 0 | 53 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 153 |
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