Surf Forecasts:
Playa Serena surf forecast from 11 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 11 Jun, 7AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period, S swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 16 Jun, 4AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 21s period, SSE swell with 151 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 11 Jun, 7AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Playa Serena this week:
The surf forecast for Playa Serena over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jun 11) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 20s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Playa Serena in the next 16 days are 0.4m 21s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 16) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Jun 18) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Thu 11th Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Thu 11th Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Tue 16th Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 21s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa Serena over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 24 | SSE 14 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 106 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 59 | 89 | 129 | 122 | 70 | 138 | 144 | 84 | 108 | 68 | 89 | 89 | 76 | 125 | 72 | 61 | 102 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 11:59AM4.10m | 00:38AM3.79m | 12:58PM4.28m | 1:38AM4.01m | 1:55PM4.47m | 2:35AM4.24m | 2:51PM4.64m | 3:30AM4.44m | 3:45PM4.76m | 4:24AM4.60m | 4:39PM4.80m | 5:17AM4.68m | 5:32PM4.75m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:41AM1.14m | 6:29PM0.85m | 6:43AM0.99m | 7:27PM0.58m | 7:43AM0.80m | 8:23PM0.32m | 8:40AM0.60m | 9:16PM0.10m | 9:35AM0.42m | 10:08PM-0.05m | 10:29AM0.32m | 10:59PM-0.11m | 11:22AM0.30m | 11:49PM-0.06m | |||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:38 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | 9 | — | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | 8 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSW 6 | SSE 19 | SSE 14 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 106 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 59 | 89 | 129 | 122 | 70 | 138 | 144 | 84 | 84 | 68 | 61 | 59 | 11 | 125 | 66 | 61 | 102 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 20 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 13 | — | S 7 | SSE 17 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 24 | SSE 24 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 19 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 32 | 31 | 59 | 34 | — | 4 | 59 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 108 | 54 | 89 | 89 | 34 | 35 | 72 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 19 | S 8 | S 24 | S 22 | S 26 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 18 | SSE 20 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 76 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | SW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 21 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 259 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 115 | 0 |
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