Surf Forecasts:
Club del la Playa surf forecast from 17 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 23 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 21 Jul, 9AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period, S swell with 1,552 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 17 Jul, 9AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s 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 Friday (Jul 17) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Club del la Playa in the next 16 days are 3.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 21) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 6s period and expected on Monday (Jul 20) at 6PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9AM (Fri 17th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 12AM (Thu 23rd Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Tue 21st Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Club del la Playa over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here, let’s talk about what’s cooking at Club del la Playa.
To be straight with you, the next week and a half is a rough run. From Thursday the 16th right through to the end of the month, there’s a long stretch of poor conditions and weak surf. The wind is mostly onshore, cross, or just too strong, and the swell is tiny and messy. You’ll see a spike in energy on the 20th and 21st, but with fresh cross-shore and onshore winds, it’s just not rideable. The 21st actually pumps out some serious size – 10 ft on Tuesday morning with a combined energy of 1552 – but it’s blowing 30 mph straight onshore, so that’s a kite surfer’s session, not a paddle surfer’s. The water temp is about 52°, which is about average for this time of year.
The real one to watch, the standout, lands on Friday the 31st of July. We’ve got a big groundswell coming in at 13 ft from the SSE with a long period of 14 seconds and a combined energy of 6067 in the morning. That’s a massive amount of power. The wind is light and cross-shore, so it’ll be clean. This is a heavy swell – over 8 ft, so it’s for experts only. By the afternoon, the wind shifts to a light offshore, and the energy jumps to 10158, which is just unreal. The break is a beach and point setup, so that long period might make the waves a bit fast and straight on the beach, but the point will handle it nicely. This is the one to mark in your calendar. It’s two weeks out, so it’s a long-range call, but it’s a beauty.
There’s also a small window on the morning of the 30th of July with 7 ft swell from the west and light offshore winds, giving a combined energy of 441. That’s a moderate, clean swell that could be fun for intermediates, but it’s short-lived before the wind turns.
So, the short story: the next 10 days are a dud. The 31st of July is the big one, but it’s for the experienced crew only. Stay patient.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri morning, calm by Sat night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | E 6 | SSE 7 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 141 | 154 | 95 | 18 | 103 | 90 | 3 | 75 | 74 | 106 | 152 | 89 | 175 | 86 | 1552 | 647 | 366 | 214 | 178 | 184 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:20PM0.36m | 9:41AM0.27m | 10:15PM0.32m | 10:31AM0.29m | 11:10PM0.28m | 3:17AM0.21m | 00:07AM0.24m | 4:17AM0.21m | 12:16PM0.30m | 1:08AM0.22m | 5:09AM0.20m | 1:11PM0.30m | 2:19AM0.20m | 5:55AM0.20m | 2:08PM0.30m | |||||
Low Tide | 4:47PM0.08m | 5:40AM0.06m | 5:49PM0.06m | 6:28AM0.08m | 6:48PM0.04m | 7:15AM0.10m | 7:44PM0.04m | 3:01AM0.20m | 8:39PM0.04m | 3:34AM0.20m | 9:33PM0.04m | 4:14AM0.19m | 10:26PM0.05m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | 5:50 | — |
mm | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 10 |
| kJ | 141 | 154 | 95 | 58 | 103 | 90 | 111 | 75 | 74 | 52 | 152 | 89 | 59 | 86 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 214 | 178 | 184 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | E 10 | N 3 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 4 | S 11 | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 8 | 15 | 14 | 62 | — | — | 27 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 16 | S 14 | S 8 | WNW 4 | S 8 | — | S 12 | S 11 | — | S 10 | — | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 10 | — | 19 | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | E 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | ESE 10 | E 5 | E 6 | — | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 8 | — | — | 8 | 14 | 106 | 147 | 55 | 175 | — | 1552 | 647 | 366 | — | 16 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 62 | 0 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 148 | 148 | 401 | 538 | 537 | 145 | 0 | 645 | 538 | 432 | 434 | 105 | 0 |
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