Surf Forecasts:
Playa El Palmar surf forecast from 2 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 7 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 6 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period, WNW swell with 97 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 7 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with W 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 Friday (Aug 07) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 7s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Playa El Palmar in the next 16 days are 1.2m 6s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 06) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Friday (Aug 07) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Fri 7th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Fri 7th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Thu 6th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa El Palmar over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s talk about Playa El Palmar over the next couple of weeks. To be straight with you, it’s gonna be a real grind. We’re looking at a long stretch of small, weak, and mostly messy surf. The water temperature is sitting at 71°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year – nothing crazy, but enough to feel the difference when you’re sitting out there.
The first real glimmer of hope doesn’t come until the morning of Friday, August 7th. That morning we’ve got glassy conditions with a light SSW breeze, making it clean. Swell is coming from the WNW at 3 ft but with a short period of only 6 seconds, so it’s weak and lacks punch. The combined energy is only 58, which is pretty weak. You’ll get surfable but very ordinary little waves – nothing to get excited about, but at least you’ll be able to scratch around on a log.
After that, it’s back to the same old story – small, mostly onshore slop right through the weekend and into the next week. The morning of Tuesday, August 11th sees another brief window of glassy conditions, this time with a light southerly breeze, and again that same weak 3 ft WNW swell. In the afternoon it goes dead calm and glassy, but the swell is even smaller at 2 ft and short period. The energy is just 30, so you’re mostly floating.
The best chance in the whole 16-day stretch shapes up on the morning of Wednesday, August 12th. We’ve got a clean, gentle offshore breeze from the east, and the swell holds at 3 ft from the WNW, period 6 seconds. Combined energy is 45. It’s still small and weak, but the offshore wind will clean it up nicely. It’s the pick of the bunch, but it’s by no means pumping.
The next morning, Thursday, August 13th, there’s some cloud cover and a glassy ENE breeze, with the swell bumping up to just 3 ft and a slightly longer 8 second period from the W. Energy hits 91, which is still in the weak range, but that’s as good as it gets. It’s surfable but very ordinary.
Beyond that, it’s all downhill – small, onshore, and choppy. There’s a solid two-week stretch of nothing really worth chasing. For a spot that’s fairly consistent, this is a pretty poor run. If you’re desperate, aim for the morning of the 12th or the morning of the 13th, but don’t expect much.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||
PM | 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 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 7 | WNW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | W 6 |
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 kJ | 20 | 24 | 31 | 16 | 29 | 28 | 45 | 48 | 50 | 39 | 60 | 52 | 37 | 36 | 45 | 15 | 14 | 31 | 16 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:22PM2.68m | 6:43AM2.45m | 6:58PM2.59m | 7:22AM2.38m | 7:40PM2.46m | 8:08AM2.28m | 8:32PM2.31m | 9:05AM2.18m | 9:39PM2.16m | 10:20AM2.12m | 11:05PM2.10m | 11:46AM2.16m | 00:33AM2.16m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:31AM0.29m | 12:39PM0.38m | 1:08AM0.37m | 1:20PM0.48m | 1:50AM0.49m | 2:08PM0.59m | 2:42AM0.63m | 3:11PM0.71m | 3:50AM0.75m | 4:34PM0.77m | 5:17AM0.80m | 6:08PM0.70m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
 | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | 9:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 10 | W 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 9 | W 6 |
| kJ | 20 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 39 | 60 | 52 | 8 | 36 | 45 | 15 | 6 | 31 | 6 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | — | — | WNW 9 | — | WNW 7 | W 11 | — | WNW 8 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | E 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 24 | 31 | — | — | 28 | — | 9 | 2 | — | 12 | 8 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | ESE 4 | — | E 4 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | — | — | WNW 6 | — | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | — | W 5 | — |
| kJ | 15 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 29 | 18 | 45 | 48 | 50 | 34 | — | — | 37 | — | 1 | 21 | 7 | — | 12 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 206 | 395 | 112 | 240 | 754 | 163 | 163 | 266 | 37 | 210 | 809 | 37 | 213 | 716 | 48 | 0 | 820 | 502 | 502 | 717 |
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