Surf Forecasts:
El Anclote surf forecast from 4 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 5 Jun, 12AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 4 Jun, 6PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period, SW swell with 444 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 5 Jun, 12AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Anclote this week:
The surf forecast for El Anclote over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jun 05) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 17s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at El Anclote in the next 16 days are 0.9m 18s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jun 04) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Jun 11) at 3PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12AM (Fri 5th Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) 17s |
| Best Surf | 12AM (Fri 5th Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 6PM (Thu 4th Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Anclote over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 455 | 449 | 434 | 405 | 400 | 264 | 258 | 255 | 209 | 144 | 140 | 100 | 152 | 212 | 286 | 344 | 340 | 196 | 220 | 196 | 120 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:36PM1.00m | 10:26PM1.31m | 1:34PM0.99m | 10:57PM1.22m | 2:44PM1.02m | 11:47PM1.10m | 3:45PM1.08m | 2:11AM0.97m | 4:30PM1.17m | 4:49AM0.97m | 5:09PM1.27m | 6:21AM1.04m | 5:46PM1.37m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:24PM0.87m | 6:06AM0.37m | 5:06PM0.91m | 6:50AM0.46m | 6:30PM0.95m | 7:46AM0.55m | 9:30PM0.90m | 9:00AM0.63m | 11:22PM0.73m | 10:22AM0.70m | 00:13AM0.52m | 11:29AM0.74m | 00:56AM0.31m | ||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 455 | 449 | 434 | 405 | 400 | 264 | 258 | 255 | 209 | 144 | 140 | 18 | 17 | 212 | 286 | 344 | 340 | 196 | 220 | 196 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | SW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | S 8 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 15 | 24 | 22 | — | 23 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 100 | 152 | 79 | 18 | 20 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 120 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | NW 11 | SSW 24 | SSW 21 | SSW 14 | NW 10 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | W 18 | W 17 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 54 | 90 | 78 | 4 | 17 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | WNW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 20 | — | — | 21 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 500 | 0 | 0 | 512 | 0 | 0 | 504 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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