Playa El Palmar Surf Break

Playa El Palmar Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Lat Long: 36.23° N 6.08° W

Issued: 7 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa El Palmar sea temperature is
22.4° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Playa El Palmar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Playa El Palmar surf forecast from 3 Jul 2026:

  • Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period, W swell with 34 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 0.8m 5s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) 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 1.8m 6s period and expected on Friday (Jul 03) at 2PM.

Wave TypeTime (CEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 2AM (Fri 10th Jul)2.5ft (0.8m) 5s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa El Palmar over the next 16 days.


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve got to be straight with you – if you’re hanging out for a wave over the next couple of weeks, you’re in for a frustrating stretch. There’s not a single session in this outlook that I’d call worth paddling out for. The first surf recommendation shows up on the morning of Friday the 3rd of July, but I wouldn’t bother. The whole 16-day window is just one long, flat, or blown-out run with nothing to get excited about.

Let’s start with Playa El Palmar. The only break in the report, and it’s a sandbar setup that’s fairly exposed to swell. Right from Friday morning the 3rd, we’ve got a tiny 0.7ft W swell with a period of 9 seconds, weak energy (6), and while the wind is offshore from the ESE, it’s blowing a near gale at 31 mph. Hard to paddle into, and the surf quality is poor. That theme just keeps going. Saturday the 4th and Sunday the 5th offer the same tiny 0.7ft swell, with strong offshore breezes that make it clean but impossible to surf properly. The combined energy barely cracks double digits.

Through the rest of the first week and into the second, the swell never gets better. Monday the 6th drops to 0.3ft with weak energy (2), and by Wednesday the 8th we see a 1ft short-period WNW windswell at 4 seconds – poor. There’s a slight bump in energy on Friday the 10th, with 3ft W swell at 6 seconds, and combined energy hitting 58 – still poor conditions, though. Winds are cross-onshore from the SW, making it choppy. That’s the biggest swell of the whole outlook, but it’s raw and messy.

Nothing changes into mid-July. By the morning of Wednesday the 15th, we finally get glassy conditions from a light SW breeze, with 2ft W swell at 7 seconds (energy 41), but the word from the data is “poor surf conditions.” It’s small, weak, and just not working. Thursday the 16th morning offers a clean 2ft W swell with a light offshore ESE breeze, energy at 52 – best of the bunch, but still poor surf quality. Winds are light and clean, which is nice, but the waves are too small and weak to make a session worthwhile. The final days, through Saturday the 18th, follow the same pattern: small, onshore or cross-onshore, poor.

Because Playa El Palmar is “fairly consistent” by nature, this blank run stings a bit – it doesn’t usually stay this flat and unappealing for so long. But I can’t sugarcoat it: there’s nothing here. Not a single standout, not one session I’d recommend. Hang your wetsuit up for a week or two, mate. Forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a write-off.

Rusty

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Fri morning, moderate winds from the E by Sun morning).

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 37°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun night, light winds from the E by Mon night).

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.1
W
13
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
11
0.2
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.3
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.1
W
10
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
6
6
3
11
10
9
8
8
2
2
2
7
2
2
1
3
2
2
7
6
Wind (km/h)
40
E
50
ESE
45
E
45
E
40
E
45
E
40
E
25
E
35
ESE
30
E
20
E
25
ESE
20
NE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
25
SE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
High Tide
6:00AM2.33m
6:14PM2.55m
6:36AM2.29m
6:50PM2.51m
7:14AM2.25m
7:29PM2.45m
7:56AM2.21m
8:13PM2.37m
8:46AM2.17m
9:06PM2.30m
9:45AM2.14m
10:10PM2.24m
10:53AM2.16m
Low Tide
11:50PM0.40m
11:53AM0.47m
00:25AM0.43m
12:29PM0.50m
1:02AM0.47m
1:07PM0.56m
1:42AM0.51m
1:50PM0.63m
2:28AM0.57m
2:42PM0.69m
3:23AM0.62m
3:45PM0.74m
4:27AM0.66m
4:59PM0.73m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:11
7:11
7:13
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:45
9:45
9:45
9:45
9:45
9:44
9:44
9:44
 mm
Temp °C
29
26
30
28
28
31
29
28
33
31
30
35
33
30
36
34
30
37
35
23
24
Feels °C
25
19
22
20
21
23
22
25
27
25
27
30
29
27
32
30
27
32
31
24
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.2
W
10
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
5
0.3
S
3
Energy kJ
7
6
6
2
11
10
9
8
8
2
2
2
7
2
2
3
2
1
7
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
11
0.1
E
6
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
Energy kJ
2
2
1
2
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
5
1.7
ESE
6
1.8
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
4
1.6
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
3
0.9
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.3
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
WNW
4
Energy kJ
118
188
197
174
50
135
95
25
111
51
6
29
5
16
16
1
1
2
1
2
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
160
112
91
64
100
91
153
84
254
266
169
254
814
277
705
814
277
280
652
273
390
Best forecast wave conditions in Andalucia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
9
5
5
6
5
9
7
5
8
9
8
6
8
9
6
9
5
5
9
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Information about the Playa El Palmar Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Playa El Palmar provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Playa El Palmar can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Playa El Palmar surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Playa El Palmar) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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Playa El Palmar is 5 km (3 miles) from Conil de la Frontera. If you plan a holiday in Andalucia, look for hotels and other accommodation in Conil de la Frontera. Conil de la Frontera has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

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