Surf Forecasts:
Playa Sardinas surf forecast from 9 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 16 Jun, 12AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 21s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 9 Jun, 6AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period, SSW swell with 1,817 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 11 Jun, 9AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Playa Sardinas this week:
The surf forecast for Playa Sardinas over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jun 11) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.7m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 14s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Playa Sardinas in the next 16 days are 1.7m 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 0.6m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Jun 09) at 3PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9AM (Thu 11th Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 12AM (Tue 16th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 21s |
| Most Powerful | 6AM (Tue 9th Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa Sardinas over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon night, light winds from the SSE by Thu morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat morning, 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) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 24 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2070 | 1796 | 1775 | 1141 | 811 | 749 | 681 | 563 | 325 | 253 | 183 | 309 | 271 | 620 | 506 | 387 | 367 | 339 | 425 | 444 | 372 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 8:55AM2.09m | 9:15PM1.85m | 9:48AM2.17m | 10:17PM1.86m | 10:45AM2.27m | 11:20PM1.92m | 11:43AM2.38m | 00:21AM2.01m | 12:41PM2.49m | 1:19AM2.13m | 1:37PM2.59m | 2:15AM2.25m | 2:32PM2.66m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:27AM0.60m | 3:16PM0.68m | 3:19AM0.61m | 4:17PM0.59m | 4:18AM0.57m | 5:18PM0.47m | 5:18AM0.50m | 6:16PM0.33m | 6:18AM0.40m | 7:12PM0.19m | 7:17AM0.30m | 8:07PM0.06m | 8:14AM0.20m | ||||||||
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 | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:08 |
mm | 22 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 2070 | 1366 | 980 | 731 | 461 | 660 | 681 | 563 | 202 | 124 | 65 | 309 | 271 | 620 | 506 | 387 | 367 | 339 | 425 | 372 | 372 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 6 | W 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 26 | S 8 | SW 24 | SW 24 |
| kJ | — | 1796 | 1775 | 1141 | 811 | 749 | 425 | 362 | 325 | 253 | 183 | 154 | 156 | 45 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 105 | 31 | 444 | 271 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 8 | WNW 10 | W 9 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 7 | — | WSW 6 | W 6 | SW 18 | SSW 22 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 131 | 157 | 47 | 31 | 10 | — | 7 | 2 | 49 | 45 | 30 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | ENE 3 | SE 8 | E 3 | ENE 3 | SSE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1437 | 1620 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 6 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 23 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 191 | 247 | 135 | 92 | 135 | 137 | 105 | 0 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 29 | 50 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
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