Surf Forecasts:
Playa El Yanqui surf forecast from 9 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 10 Jun, 6AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 9 Jun, 6AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period, SW swell with 1,448 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 10 Jun, 6AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Playa El Yanqui this week:
The surf forecast for Playa El Yanqui over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jun 10) at 6AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 1.6m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Playa El Yanqui in the next 16 days are 1.6m 17s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 09) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Jun 13) at 6PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6AM (Wed 10th Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 6AM (Wed 10th Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 6AM (Tue 9th Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa El Yanqui over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon night, calm by Thu morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 24 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1634 | 1432 | 1290 | 793 | 702 | 612 | 506 | 405 | 301 | 203 | 180 | 241 | 214 | 416 | 400 | 318 | 305 | 318 | 349 | 347 | 305 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 8:54AM2.13m | 9:14PM1.89m | 9:47AM2.21m | 10:16PM1.91m | 10:44AM2.31m | 11:19PM1.97m | 11:42AM2.42m | 00:20AM2.06m | 12:40PM2.53m | 1:18AM2.18m | 1:36PM2.63m | 2:14AM2.30m | 2:31PM2.70m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:26AM0.62m | 3:15PM0.70m | 3:19AM0.63m | 4:16PM0.61m | 4:17AM0.59m | 5:17PM0.49m | 5:18AM0.52m | 6:15PM0.34m | 6:18AM0.42m | 7:11PM0.20m | 7:17AM0.31m | 8:05PM0.07m | 8:14AM0.22m | ||||||||
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 | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — |
 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:06 |
mm | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 24 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | SW 17 | WNW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1634 | 1021 | 812 | 630 | 368 | 578 | 506 | 405 | 196 | 127 | 68 | 241 | 47 | 416 | 400 | 318 | 305 | 318 | 349 | 309 | 305 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 24 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 455 | 1432 | 1290 | 793 | 702 | 612 | 357 | 301 | 301 | 203 | 180 | 114 | 214 | 40 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 34 | 21 | 347 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | — | — | S 8 | — | WNW 10 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 18 | SSW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | W 6 | SW 24 | SW 26 | S 3 | SSW 8 | SW 24 |
| kJ | 82 | — | — | 5 | — | 21 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 117 | 16 | 30 | 140 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 22 | 105 | 2 | 19 | 195 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | WSW 6 | E 2 | — | — |
| kJ | 924 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 174 | 184 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 85 | 44 | 0 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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