Surf Forecasts:
Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point) surf forecast from 11 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 16 Jun, 12AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 21s period, WSW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 16 Jun, 6PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period, WSW swell with 480 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 11 Jun, 3AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point) this week:
The surf forecast for Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jun 11) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 14s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point) in the next 16 days are 0.8m 19s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 16) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.1m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Jun 14) at 6PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3AM (Thu 11th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 12AM (Tue 16th Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 21s |
| Most Powerful | 6PM (Tue 16th Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 19s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point) over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 24 | WSW 24 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 186 | 128 | 100 | 92 | 61 | 76 | 104 | 203 | 196 | 176 | 100 | 104 | 112 | 217 | 108 | 404 | 178 | 332 | 428 | 228 | 276 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:16PM1.90m | 10:44AM2.30m | 11:19PM1.96m | 11:42AM2.41m | 00:20AM2.05m | 12:40PM2.52m | 1:19AM2.17m | 1:37PM2.62m | 2:16AM2.29m | 2:32PM2.69m | 3:10AM2.39m | 3:26PM2.71m | 4:04AM2.47m | 4:20PM2.68m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:16AM0.58m | 5:15PM0.48m | 5:17AM0.51m | 6:15PM0.34m | 6:17AM0.42m | 7:11PM0.19m | 7:17AM0.31m | 8:06PM0.07m | 8:14AM0.22m | 8:59PM-0.02m | 9:11AM0.16m | 9:50PM-0.07m | 10:06AM0.15m | ||||||||
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 | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — |
 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:06 |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | 3 | 9 | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 30 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 30 | 33 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 8 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 21 | SW 13 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 186 | 84 | 60 | 92 | 61 | 18 | 104 | 203 | 196 | 176 | 100 | 104 | 112 | 104 | 103 | 404 | 85 | 332 | 428 | 228 | 276 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WSW 26 | SSW 7 | WSW 24 | WSW 24 | SW 13 | WSW 21 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 155 | 128 | 100 | 29 | 21 | 61 | 61 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 66 | 5 | 217 | 108 | 113 | 178 | 83 | 74 | 52 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | W 7 | WNW 7 | SW 17 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | W 6 | SW 22 | SW 19 | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | 15 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 76 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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