Surf Forecasts:
Chabela (Playas de villamil) surf forecast from 20 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 21 Oct, 7AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period, WSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 21 Oct, 10PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period, WSW swell with 539 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 21 Oct, 7AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Chabela (Playas de villamil) this week:
The surf forecast for Chabela (Playas de villamil) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 21) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 18s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Chabela (Playas de villamil) in the next 16 days are 1.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 21) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Wed 21st Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 18s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Wed 21st Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Wed 21st Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Chabela (Playas de villamil) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 246 | 321 | 312 | 307 | 323 | 386 | 351 | 532 | 436 | 419 | 377 | 349 | 283 | 301 | 208 | 144 | 84 | 118 | 125 | 162 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:19PM1.58m | 11:26AM1.46m | 00:23AM1.65m | 12:37PM1.53m | 1:13AM1.76m | 1:33PM1.64m | 1:54AM1.89m | 2:20PM1.78m | 2:32AM2.01m | 3:02PM1.92m | 3:10AM2.11m | 3:43PM2.04m | 3:49AM2.19m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:30PM0.71m | 5:32AM0.90m | 5:42PM0.72m | 6:42AM0.81m | 6:45PM0.68m | 7:35AM0.68m | 7:37PM0.61m | 8:17AM0.52m | 8:22PM0.52m | 8:56AM0.35m | 9:05PM0.43m | 9:34AM0.20m | 9:47PM0.36m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
 | 6:10 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 6 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 6 | SW 13 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 246 | 321 | 312 | 307 | 229 | 386 | 351 | 532 | 436 | 419 | 377 | 54 | 283 | 301 | 56 | 144 | 22 | 23 | 125 | 162 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | WSW 22 | WSW 20 | SW 5 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 5 | NW 10 | W 13 | SW 16 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 14 | W 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | W 16 | W 12 |
| kJ | 15 | 45 | 151 | 15 | 323 | 170 | 167 | 17 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 349 | 26 | 31 | 208 | 4 | 84 | 118 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 19 | WNW 10 | SW 5 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WSW 20 | W 13 | W 9 | W 12 | W 19 | W 12 | W 18 | W 18 | SW 9 | SW 9 | W 13 | W 16 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 12 | 184 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | SW 5 | — | WSW 5 | SW 5 | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | WSW 5 | — | SW 5 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 9 | — | 14 | — | 16 | 21 | — | 12 | 25 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 13 | — | 21 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 70 | 193 | 1018 | 73 | 73 | 218 | 70 | 0 | 817 | 70 | 71 | 174 | 174 | 73 | 1124 | 73 | 73 | 1123 | 70 |
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