Surf Forecasts:
El Bolsillo surf forecast from 9 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: No days rated 1★ or higher at El Bolsillo in the next 16 days. The closest to surfable is Monday 16 Nov, 1AM (local time) – 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, NE swell with cross-onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 16 Nov, 1AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, NE swell with 69 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): None forecast at El Bolsillo before Wednesday 25 Nov. Conditions stay below 1★ throughout, with swell peaking at 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s on Monday 16 Nov.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Bolsillo this week:
The most powerful waves expected at El Bolsillo in the next 16 days are 1.1m 6s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Nov 16) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.9m 7s period and expected on Sunday (Nov 22) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Mon 16th Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Bolsillo over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 28°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | ||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 11 | NNE 7 | N 16 | N 15 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | W 3 | NE 8 | NE 8 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 69 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:16PM0.50m | 12:57PM0.49m | 1:38PM0.48m | 2:17PM0.47m | 2:55PM0.46m | 3:31PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09PM-0.07m | 8:54PM-0.08m | 9:32PM-0.09m | 10:06PM-0.09m | 10:36PM-0.08m | 11:01PM-0.07m | 11:22PM-0.05m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | 5:32 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 30 | 32 | 34 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 7 | — | N 16 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 12 | 99 | — | 5 | 162 | 132 | 135 | 132 | 112 | 54 | 28 | 17 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 3 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | — | N 11 | — | — | N 15 | NE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 9 | WNW 3 | — | — | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | NNE 7 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 41 | 30 | — | 93 | 105 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 11 | 69 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 132 | 120 | 1 | 122 | 123 | 1 | 120 | 1 | 1 | 113 | 96 | 100 | 100 | 96 | 96 | 526 | 526 | 96 | 120 | 96 |
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