Surf Forecasts:
Playa El Palmar surf forecast from 16 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 16 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period, WNW swell with 48 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Playa El Palmar this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Playa El Palmar in the next 16 days are 0.6m 8s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 16) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 16) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Sun 16th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa El Palmar over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here, let’s have a look at what’s on offer for Playa El Palmar over the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, mate, this forecast is a tough one. The whole sixteen-day window is a bit of a struggle. There’s not a single standout session in the whole run, so I’m going to give it to you straight.
Right now and for several days, the surf is almost flat. We’re talking tiny 0.7ft to 2ft waves from the west with a short, weak period. The energy is pathetic, barely reaching 26 (combined energy), and the wind is mostly cross or onshore. It’s just poor surf conditions day after day. Sunday the 24th of August morning brings a tiny bump to 3ft from the WNW, but it’s blown out by a strong 19 mph onshore wind. The water temp feels about average for the time of year.
The best we get is around the 29th of August Saturday morning and afternoon, and into the 30th of August Sunday morning. The swell bumps up to 4ft from the WNW to W, and the energy finally kicks into the low hundreds (up to 157). But even then, the wind is moderate and cross-onshore, keeping things choppy. On Sunday the 30th afternoon, the period stretches to 9 seconds and energy hits 183, but the wind is still onshore.
Playa El Palmar is a sandbar setup that’s fairly exposed to a SW swell, but the wind just won’t cooperate. For these sizes (4ft) it’s okay for intermediates, but the chop is going to make it a battle. Honestly, with the poor quality and gusty wind, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing right through that last week.
There are no standouts. You’d be waiting for a clean day, but it doesn’t really arrive in this window.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 5 | W 5 | W 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 8 | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 4 | W 10 | W 9 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | W 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 48 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 21 | 32 | 21 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:30PM2.78m | 6:52AM2.51m | 7:09PM2.55m | 7:30AM2.34m | 7:50PM2.30m | 8:11AM2.16m | 8:37PM2.05m | 9:03AM1.99m | 9:42PM1.86m | 10:18AM1.87m | 11:14PM1.77m | 11:51AM1.88m | 00:42AM1.83m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:10PM0.20m | 00:37AM0.25m | 12:47PM0.36m | 1:12AM0.45m | 1:27PM0.55m | 1:50AM0.67m | 2:11PM0.75m | 2:34AM0.88m | 3:08PM0.93m | 3:36AM1.05m | 4:35PM1.05m | 5:13AM1.11m | 6:20PM1.01m | ||||||||
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 | 7:41 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:06 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 6 | W 8 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | E 5 | W 8 | W 4 | W 10 | W 9 | W 5 | W 9 | W 5 | W 6 | W 10 | W 4 |
| kJ | 25 | 48 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 32 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | SE 4 | E 6 | E 7 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 8 | W 8 | E 5 | — | W 10 | — | — | W 9 | W 13 | W 8 | W 11 | W 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 5 | W 8 | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | W 5 | E 6 | — | W 11 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | — | — | W 5 | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | WNW 4 | W 3 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | W 5 | — | — | W 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 27 | — | — | 8 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 10 | 3 | — | 5 | 7 | — | 18 | — | — | 21 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 213 | 202 | 123 | 100 | 268 | 270 | 236 | 236 | 409 | 273 | 270 | 298 | 273 | 270 | 123 | 210 | 202 | 210 | 163 | 213 | 395 |
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