Surf Forecasts:
Playa El Palmar surf forecast from 20 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 21 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 25 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period, WNW swell with 184 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 21 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WNW 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 Tuesday (Jul 21) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 12s. 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 1.6m 6s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 25) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Tue 21st Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Tue 21st Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Sat 25th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 6s |
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 cookin' for Playa El Palmar over the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, mate, it's a bit of a tough stretch ahead. The whole 16-day window is looking pretty flat and messy. We're not talking about any proper swell events here. The best we can hope for is a few tiny, clean windows, but nothing that’s really gonna get the heart pounding. The first few days are a write-off, and we’ve got a long gap of about a week and a half with nothing worthwhile on offer.
The water temp is sitting at 73°F, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year, so at least you won't be freezing while you're staring at the flat ocean.
The only time the surf even gets close to being interesting is on Saturday the 25th of July. We get a bit of a bump from the NW, pushing the swell up to 5ft. The combined energy hits 148 (moderate), but the wind is howling from the NW at 19 mph, creating a fresh cross-onshore mess. It’s gonna be lumpy and blown out. That’s more of a kite-surfing setup than a clean paddle session. The swell direction is NW, which is a secondary angle for this spot that prefers a SW swell.
After that, it’s a long, slow decline. By Tuesday the 28th of July, the wind finally turns offshore from the E, but the swell has dropped to a pathetic 1.0ft. It’s clean, but there’s nothing to ride. The same story repeats at the start of August. On the 1st of August, we get glassy conditions with a tiny 2ft swell, and on the 2nd of August, we have a clean, offshore 2ft swell. But with a period of just 6 seconds, it’s weak, weak, weak. The combined energy is only 45. It’s a clean, small wave for a longboard or a foiler, but nothing to write home about.
There are no standouts here. No magic swells on the horizon. If you’ve got to get wet, the cleanest, most user-friendly conditions for a small wave cruise will be on the morning of the 2nd of August with that offshore ESE breeze and a tiny 2ft swell. It’s the best of a bad lot, but don't expect much.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed night, min 21°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu night, min 20°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 26 | 22 | 39 | 19 | 16 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 55 | 53 | 122 | 148 | 122 | 152 | 74 | 40 | 123 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 8:18AM2.28m | 8:38PM2.35m | 9:08AM2.13m | 9:32PM2.14m | 10:06AM2.02m | 10:37PM1.98m | 11:15AM1.97m | 11:52PM1.91m | 12:26PM1.99m | 1:03AM1.95m | 1:28PM2.08m | 2:00AM2.04m | 2:18PM2.21m | 2:45AM2.16m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:12PM0.60m | 2:47AM0.65m | 3:04PM0.77m | 3:39AM0.82m | 4:09PM0.90m | 4:43AM0.94m | 5:27PM0.96m | 5:58AM0.97m | 6:45PM0.92m | 7:06AM0.92m | 7:45PM0.81m | 8:00AM0.82m | 8:32PM0.68m | ||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | 9:35 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 20 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | W 8 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 8 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 9 | W 5 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 10 | W 6 |
| kJ | 43 | 5 | 22 | 39 | 1 | 16 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 23 | 2 | 24 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 152 | 74 | 2 | 123 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 12 | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 5 | — | — | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | WNW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 26 | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | 55 | 53 | 122 | 148 | 122 | — | — | 40 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 253 | 754 | 37 | 253 | 802 | 227 | 160 | 820 | 254 | 396 | 809 | 84 | 160 | 1092 | 163 | 240 | 717 | 253 | 213 | 666 | 21 |
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