Surf Forecasts:
Playa El Palmar surf forecast from 12 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 16 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period, W swell with 122 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 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 8PM. 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 5s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 13) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Wed 16th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa El Palmar over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.
I’ve got to be honest – this 16-day window for Playa El Palmar is a tough one. We’ve got a long dry spell staring us in the face. There’s no surf worth paddling out for from now until late September. The whole first week and a bit is a write-off. We’re looking at a solid 14-day gap with no recommendations at all.
The swell energy is just pitiful. It starts with a combined energy reading of only 4 (weak), and most days it hovers in the single digits – barely a ripple. The highest we get in that first week is 75 on the 16th, but the period is a short 7 seconds, and the wind is cross-onshore, so it’s a choppy mess. The waves are only 3ft from the west, but with that wind and period, it’s nothing to get excited about.
For the breaks that are fairly consistent, it tends not to stay this poor for long, but this is a blank run that’s pretty normal for the area when the charts look this flat.
Now, if you’re a kite surfer, the story changes a bit. From the 16th to the 20th, we get some cleaner offshore winds from the east, but the waves are still tiny – around 2ft max. The wind is strong though, hitting 22-28 mph. That setup looks far more interesting for kite surfing than for paddling into anything.
We do get a few glassy moments right at the back end of the forecast. On Saturday the 26th, the wind drops to nothing – glassy – and on Sunday the 27th morning, it’s glassy again. But the swell is still a puny 0.3ft with no energy. It’s pretty, but you won’t be surfing.
The water temperature at Playa El Palmar is sitting at 72°, which is about average for this time of year, with an anomaly of -0.7°. Nothing unusual there.
So, in short: no standouts, no waves. Keep the board in the car and wait for the next system.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Sat night, moderate winds from the ENE by Mon night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 5 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 11 | W 10 | W 6 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 61 | 25 | 64 | 34 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | on | off | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:45PM2.98m | 5:05AM2.78m | 5:21PM2.87m | 5:39AM2.69m | 5:56PM2.69m | 6:12AM2.56m | 6:31PM2.47m | 6:46AM2.39m | 7:08PM2.23m | 7:23AM2.19m | 7:51PM2.00m | 8:09AM2.00m | 8:52PM1.81m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:29AM0.04m | 10:53PM0.01m | 11:04AM0.08m | 11:25PM0.12m | 11:38AM0.18m | 11:56PM0.29m | 12:12PM0.33m | 00:28AM0.48m | 12:48PM0.52m | 1:02AM0.69m | 1:28PM0.73m | 1:42AM0.90m | 2:20PM0.93m | 2:39AM1.08m | |||||||
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 | 8:03 | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — |
 | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 24 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SE 5 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 61 | 21 | 64 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | — | W 16 | W 15 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 32 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | — | WNW 5 | SSE 2 | S 3 | SE 3 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 33 | 135 | 161 | 133 | 183 | 127 | 60 | 123 | 45 | 7 | 50 | 2 | — | 25 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 48 | 21 | 85 | 88 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 160 | 236 | 94 | 158 | 91 | 94 | 84 | 158 | 255 | 84 | 266 | 1039 | 524 | 524 | 131 | 48 | 48 | 123 | 84 | 84 | 123 |
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