Surf Forecasts:
Playa El Palmar surf forecast from 23 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 26 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 25 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, WNW swell with 155 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 26 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 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 Sunday (Jul 26) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 6s period. 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 1.4m 6s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 25) at 5AM. 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 Friday (Jul 31) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Sat 25th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 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 cookin’ for the next couple of weeks.
Well, I gotta be straight with you – it’s a pretty grim stretch ahead for Playa El Palmar. The whole 16-day window is one long, frustrating gap with hardly a wave worth paddling for. The first real sniff of anything decent doesn’t show up until Sunday, August 2nd, and even then, it’s just barely surfable. That’s over a week of flat, blown-out junk.
For the first week, expect nothing but tiny, weak, and messy conditions. The afternoons are consistently hammered by onshore wind, and the mornings that look clean have hardly any swell. A couple of mornings, like Sunday the 26th, see a glassy surface with a tiny 3 ft west-northwest swell, but the energy is pathetic (42) and the waves are just too small to do anything with. Monday the 27th morning has a clean offshore wind, but the swell is a measly 2 ft from the west, giving a combined energy of only 17. It’s a total tease.
The only day that even gets a mention is Sunday, August 2nd. The afternoon brings a weak 3 ft swell from the northwest with a combined energy of 55, and a clean cross-offshore breeze. The report says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions” – and honestly, that’s the best we’ve got. It’s not gonna be a classic, but if you’re desperate and have a log, you might find a few crumbly peelers. The water temp is 73°F, which is bang on average for this time of year, so no worries there.
After that, it’s back to the same story: tiny, weak, and mostly blown out. There’s a morning on Friday, August 7th, that looks glassy with a 4 ft WNW swell, but that’s the biggest swell of the whole period. However, the combined energy is still weak (88), and the period is a short 6 seconds, so it will be a bit warbley and soft. Still, that’s probably the pick of the very, very slim pickings – a little bump for a longboard on a glassy morning.
Honestly, for a spot that’s fairly consistent, this is a brutal run. But forecasts can change, and a couple of these cleaner mornings could turn into something if the swell direction shifts a little. Keep an eye on it, but don’t hold your breath.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu night, min 19°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun night, strong winds from the E by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||
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 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | 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 8 | W 11 |
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 kJ | 22 | 67 | 41 | 140 | 92 | 42 | 126 | 42 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | on | on | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:52PM1.91m | 12:26PM1.99m | 1:03AM1.95m | 1:28PM2.08m | 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 | ||||||
Low Tide | 5:58AM0.97m | 6:45PM0.92m | 7:06AM0.92m | 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 | |||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — |
 | 9:37 | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | 9:31 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | W 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 10 | W 4 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 126 | 42 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 5 | — | W 5 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 5 | — | — | WNW 5 | E 2 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 22 | 67 | 41 | 140 | 92 | 42 | — | — | 24 | 1 | 11 | 130 | 53 | 60 | 135 | 83 | 38 | 119 | 72 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 123 | 210 | 253 | 797 | 253 | 274 | 6 | 11 | 112 | 779 | 213 | 84 | 153 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 134 |
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