Surf Forecasts:
Club del la Playa surf forecast from 19 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 24 Aug, 3AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 23 Aug, 3PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period, S swell with 1,928 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 19 Aug, 9PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Club del la Playa this week:
The surf forecast for Club del la Playa over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 19) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Club del la Playa in the next 16 days are 2.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 23) at 3PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 6AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9PM (Wed 19th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 3AM (Mon 24th Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 3PM (Sun 23rd Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Club del la Playa over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here, giving you the straight talk on the surf for the next couple of weeks.
To be honest, it’s a pretty disappointing outlook. We’ve got a long stretch of flat, bumpy, and generally unrideable conditions. There are a couple of moments that might be worth a look, but nothing that’s going to make you cancel your plans. The first real chance of a wave is a long way off.
Right now and for the next few days, it’s a total write-off. Tiny, weak swells are getting ripped apart by cross-shore and onshore breezes. The wave energy is pathetic, barely hitting 100 for most of this week. The water temp is about what you’d expect for the time of year, but that’s about the only thing that’s normal.
We’ve got a big gap with no real recommendations until the morning of Monday, August 24th. That’s when a long-period groundswell arrives. Club del la Playa is the only game in town. The swell is from the SSE at 6ft with a 12-second period. That’s proper energy (861), and it’s going to have some push. The key here is the wind: a light, cross-offshore breeze from the NNE. That’s going to keep the waves clean and glassy. This is your best bet for the entire forecast, but it’s not a classic. The swell is big enough for intermediate surfers, but you can bet the crowds will be out.
The Monday afternoon session stays clean, but the swell drops a little. By Tuesday the 25th, the swell is fading fast, down to 3ft, and the energy is dropping. The wind holds offshore on Tuesday afternoon, so you might grab a few clean, waist-high runners, but it’s getting weak.
From Wednesday the 26th onward, it’s back to the flat spell. The swell drops below 3ft, and the energy just vanishes. We’re talking combined energy values in the 30s and 40s. The swell directions are all over the place, the winds get messy again, and it’s not worth getting wet. There’s a tiny blip on the morning of Friday, August 28th, with a clean 3ft swell, but it’s short period (7 seconds) and weak. By the time we hit September, it’s flat and unrideable.
So, here’s the deal: if you can wait, the Monday morning (August 24th) at Club del la Playa is your only real window for a decent surf. It’s a promising day, but it’s a one-morning stand. Everything else is a bust. The wind and swell just aren’t cooperating.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu night, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||
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) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 69 | 50 | 38 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 222 | 216 | 273 | 569 | 384 | 614 | 888 | 1928 | 1541 | 861 | 669 | 422 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:37AM0.21m | 5:02AM0.19m | 12:31PM0.31m | 1:36AM0.19m | 5:52AM0.19m | 1:20PM0.30m | 2:50AM0.18m | 6:45AM0.19m | 2:12PM0.29m | 7:42AM0.19m | 3:08PM0.28m | 5:58AM0.18m | 4:07PM0.28m | 6:10AM0.18m | 5:03PM0.28m | ||||
Low Tide | 3:09AM0.18m | 8:58PM0.04m | 3:45AM0.18m | 9:47PM0.06m | 4:18AM0.18m | 10:38PM0.07m | 9:43AM0.18m | 11:32PM0.07m | 6:50AM0.18m | 00:27AM0.08m | 8:42AM0.18m | 1:21AM0.08m | |||||||
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 | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
 | 6:08 | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 8 | ESE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | S 10 | SSE 13 | S 12 | E 9 | S 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 69 | 50 | 38 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 441 | 59 | 614 | 1 | 1928 | 1541 | 861 | 669 | 422 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | — | S 11 | — | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | NE 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 6 | — | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SSW 3 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 11 | S 12 | — | — | E 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 4 | 222 | 216 | 273 | 569 | 384 | — | 888 | 1532 | — | — | 2 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 252 | 286 | 105 | 2 | 928 | 928 | 719 | 908 | 538 | 240 | 240 | 149 | 14 | 152 | 538 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
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