Surf Forecasts:
Playa El Palmar surf forecast from 25 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 26 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, WNW swell with 126 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 1.3m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 6s period and expected on Monday (Jul 27) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa El Palmar over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Playa El Palmar.
To be straight with you, the next 16 days are looking pretty bleak. The swell is just not showing up, and the wind is working against us most of the time. We’ve got a long stretch of near-flat conditions right through the end of July and into the first week of August. The whole run is a bit of a write-off for a proper paddle session.
The swell energy is weak, with readings barely reaching double digits – we’re talking values as low as 1 to 11 (combined energy) for most of the first week. The swell that does creep in is short-period, wind-driven stuff, under 8 seconds, which is just not going to shape up well. The water here is about 73°F and pretty normal for this time of year.
There’s a slight uptick around the 4th of August. On Tuesday morning, the 4th, we get a little bump of 4ft from the WNW, but the period is still a short 6 seconds, and the wind is onshore. The combined energy only hits 98, which is still weak. It’s not going to be clean, and it’s a poor surf condition. The 5th of August morning is the closest we get to a highlight, with a 3ft swell from the west, a 6-second period, and light cross-shore wind. The energy is 88, still weak. It’s the best of a bad bunch, but it’s not a standout.
Because the swell is so minimal and the quality is consistently poor, there’s nothing here that I’d recommend for a beginner, and experts won’t have anything to work with either. The break is a sandbar setup, and with the onshore winds, it’s looking more like a day for the kite surfers than a paddle session.
Honestly, this is one of those stretches where the forecast is just flat. It’s a longer blank run for this area, which can happen. Hang tight, and maybe the next forecast will have something better.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, strong winds from the ESE by Mon afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||
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 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 4 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 126 | 45 | 23 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:00AM2.04m | 2:18PM2.21m | 2:45AM2.16m | 3:00PM2.36m | 3:23AM2.27m | 3:37PM2.49m | 3:58AM2.37m | 4:11PM2.61m | 4:31AM2.44m | 4:44PM2.69m | 5:03AM2.48m | 5:16PM2.73m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:45PM0.81m | 8:00AM0.82m | 8:32PM0.68m | 8:42AM0.69m | 9:12PM0.55m | 9:20AM0.56m | 9:48PM0.43m | 9:54AM0.44m | 10:21PM0.33m | 10:26AM0.36m | 10:54PM0.27m | 10:58AM0.31m | 11:26PM0.24m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — |
 | — | 9:36 | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 31 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 10 | W 4 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — | WNW 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 126 | 45 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | E 7 | W 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 3 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | W 11 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 6 | — | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | — | — | WNW 5 | — | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 6 | E 5 |
| kJ | 42 | — | — | 23 | — | 14 | 149 | 128 | 20 | 71 | 29 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 37 | 10 | 171 | 56 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 587 | 11 | 18 | 112 | 740 | 84 | 84 | 123 | 123 | 134 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 100 | 100 | 160 | 761 |
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