Surf Forecasts:
El Balneario surf forecast from 15 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 15 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period, W swell with 45 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Balneario this week:
The most powerful waves expected at El Balneario in the next 16 days are 0.6m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 15) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 16) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Sat 15th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Balneario over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you – the next 16 days look pretty grim for a wave.
To be honest, there’s just nothing happening. Out of the whole stretch, not a single session at El Balneario gets the nod. We’re looking at tiny, weak swell the entire time. The combined wave energy barely scratches a 55 (55) at its peak, and that’s still in the weak category. You’ll see a lot of days with readings under 20. The water is sitting at 70°, which is a whopping 4° colder than normal for this time of year, so that’s a proper shock to the system if you do go in.
For the first week, from August 15th onwards, you’ve got tiny 1 ft to 2 ft swells, mostly from the West, with period so low it’s barely a ripple. Sunday morning the 16th does have some glassy conditions, but with the swell at 2 ft, you’d be fighting for a knee-high slosh. The wind often blows onshore or cross-onshore, making it even worse.
There is a gap from about the 26th into the 29th where the swell flattens right out, with some days showing zero energy at all. Later in the window, from the 30th, we get a bit more life with 2 ft swells from the West and cleaner offshore winds, but it’s still just too small and weak to bother with.
There are no standouts. No hidden gems. For this area, a blank run like this is just one of those stretches.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 8 | WNW 7 | W 6 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 3 | WNW 9 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 33 | 21 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:45PM1.41m | 6:05AM1.30m | 6:22PM1.33m | 6:42AM1.22m | 6:59PM1.23m | 7:21AM1.13m | 7:39PM1.12m | 8:02AM1.03m | 8:24PM1.01m | 8:55AM0.94m | 9:25PM0.92m | 10:14AM0.88m | 10:58PM0.88m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:58PM0.04m | 12:10PM0.09m | 00:36AM0.12m | 12:48PM0.18m | 1:13AM0.21m | 1:26PM0.28m | 1:53AM0.32m | 2:10PM0.38m | 2:41AM0.42m | 3:07PM0.47m | 3:50AM0.49m | 4:34PM0.53m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
 | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:05 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 8 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 6 |
| kJ | 45 | 33 | 21 | 29 | 20 | 77 | 57 | 44 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | E 6 | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | W 8 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 4 | — | — | WSW 7 | — | — | W 8 | W 3 | — | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | 17 | — | — | 22 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 345 | 826 | 250 | 40 | 94 | 18 | 18 | 74 | 228 | 272 | 321 | 320 | 318 | 321 | 318 | 320 | 137 | 181 | 261 | 137 |
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