Playa El Palmar Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, mates, I'm gonna level with you – from July 7 through July 22, Playa El Palmar is flat as a pancake. This sandbar break is usually fairly consistent and can pump with a solid SW swell, but the 16‑day forecast shows nothing but “poor surf conditions” every single session. No standouts – the waves are tiny, the period is short, and the wind is mostly onshore or side‑onshore, chopping everything up. Even the glassy moments on Tuesday morning July 7 and Monday morning July 13 only give you ankle‑high 0.7‑footers – not enough to bother.

Let’s walk through it: Tuesday July 7 starts clear with a light offshore east‑southeast breeze at 9 mph and a tiny 0.7‑foot swell from the west, 9‑second period, wave energy a measly 6. Afternoon goes dead calm and glassy but still 0.7 feet. Wednesday July 8 morning brings 1.3 feet with a light cross‑offshore south wind at 6 mph, period dropping to 6 seconds, energy 12. Afternoon turns cross‑onshore and choppy. Thursday July 9 through Saturday July 11: same story – 1.6 to 2.0 feet, 5‑second period, onshore winds, energy in the teens to mid‑20s. Sunday July 12: 2.0 feet, cross‑onshore, choppy.

Monday July 13 morning goes glassy again with a light south breeze, swell 2.3 feet from the west, 6‑second period, energy 43 – still weak. The next days keep that pattern: 2.0 to 3.0 feet, short period, onshore or cross‑onshore, energy slowly climbing but never reaching anything fun. By Thursday July 16 morning we get 3.0 feet, but with a 12 mph WNW onshore wind – messy. Friday July 17 sees 3.0 feet in the morning with a moderate cross‑onshore NW wind, energy 72 – still poor.

Then Sunday July 19: the swell drops to 1.3 feet but the period jumps to 13 seconds in the morning and 12 seconds in the afternoon, energy hitting 82 then 115 – that’s moderate wave energy, but the wind is onshore at 12–16 mph, so it’s bumpy and the waves are tiny. A long‑period groundswell on a sandbar with no size won’t do you any favors. Monday July 20 morning shows 3.3 feet from the west, 7‑second period, onshore wind, energy 151 – moderate energy but still poor surf. Tuesday July 21 morning gets the biggest swell of the window: 3.9 feet from the west, 7‑second period, onshore wind at 12 mph, combined energy 233 – that’s solid moderate energy, but onshore wind and short period keep it messy. Afternoon drops off. Wednesday July 22: 3.6 feet, 5‑second period, cross‑onshore – no good.

So bottom line: Playa El Palmar is a fairly consistent spot, but this entire stretch is a bust. The biggest wave is only 3.9 feet and always with crummy wind. Beginners – nothing to worry about, it never tops 4.9 feet. Crowds are often an

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