Buchupureo Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.08° S 72.80° W

Buchupureo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Buchupureo sea temperature is
13.3° C
1.1° 

Buchupureo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Buchupureo today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Buchupureo at 9AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (20 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (20 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

Table - waves today at Buchupureo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
2
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1
W
10
1
WSW
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
1.4
SW
6
1.6
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1408
1044
996
931
916
793
767
648
971
853
494
698
604
613
601
212
259
238
229
167
125
141
156
219
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
S
10
SE
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
20
SSW
15
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:55AM1.12m
4:20PM0.75m
5:13AM1.09m
6:21PM0.71m
6:38AM1.12m
7:53PM0.74m
Low Tide
11:03AM0.50m
9:58PM0.51m
12:47PM0.49m
11:26PM0.54m
2:01PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
9
13
16
15
13
13
12
11
10
15
17
17
13
13
12
12
13
14
16
15
12
12
Feels °C
7
5
6
10
11
11
10
11
9
8
7
12
13
14
10
10
9
9
10
10
12
12
9
10
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