Surf Forecasts:
Playa Cambutal surf forecast from 1 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 1 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period, SSW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 7 Jul, 1PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 18s period, SSW swell with 1,880 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 1 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Playa Cambutal this week:
The surf forecast for Playa Cambutal over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 01) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 18s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 14s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Playa Cambutal in the next 16 days are 1.7m 18s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 01) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Wed 1st Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 18s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Wed 1st Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Tue 7th Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa Cambutal over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 21 | SSW 16 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 777 | 954 | 961 | 915 | 957 | 805 | 869 | 647 | 1310 | 986 | 736 | 756 | 845 | 697 | 553 | 487 | 664 | 768 | 872 | 863 | 1292 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:07PM3.09m | 4:44AM3.03m | 4:46PM3.12m | 5:21AM3.08m | 5:23PM3.11m | 5:57AM3.11m | 6:00PM3.08m | 6:33AM3.13m | 6:37PM3.01m | 7:08AM3.13m | 7:16PM2.93m | 7:45AM3.12m | 7:59PM2.85m | 8:27AM3.11m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:26PM0.46m | 10:42AM0.79m | 11:04PM0.43m | 11:21AM0.78m | 11:40PM0.45m | 12:00PM0.78m | 00:15AM0.49m | 12:38PM0.80m | 00:51AM0.57m | 1:18PM0.82m | 1:27AM0.65m | 2:01PM0.83m | 2:08AM0.74m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 |
 | 6:40 | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | 6:42 | — | 6:42 |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 11 | 11 | — | 14 | 17 | 29 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 |
Feels °C | 36 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 777 | 954 | 961 | 915 | 957 | 805 | 869 | 647 | 1310 | 986 | 736 | 756 | 845 | 697 | 553 | 487 | 331 | 768 | 551 | 561 | 1292 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 21 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 323 | 366 | 215 | 215 | 145 | 142 | 329 | 625 | 45 | 35 | 34 | 25 | 61 | 319 | 255 | 195 | 402 | 437 | 872 | 863 | 437 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | SW 15 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | S 20 | S 20 | — | S 24 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | — | SW 26 | SW 24 | S 9 | SW 21 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 54 | 58 | 84 | 194 | 194 | — | 11 | 45 | 45 | 98 | 97 | — | 26 | 141 | 57 | 664 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 8 | 16 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 284 | 0 | 3 | 145 | 0 | 0 |
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