El Buey Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.49° S 70.33° W

El Buey WaveFinder

Issued: 1 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Buey sea temperature is
18.5°C
1.6° 

El Buey surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


El Buey surf forecast from 25 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Friday 28 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 28 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period, SW swell with 3,132 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 25 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Buey this week:

The surf forecast for El Buey over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 17s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at El Buey in the next 16 days are 2.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (-04) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)11PM (Tue 25th Aug)3.5ft (1.1m) 13s
Best Surf 5AM (Fri 28th Aug)5ft (1.6m) 17s
Most Powerful 2PM (Fri 28th Aug)8ft (2.5m) 16s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Buey over the next 16 days.


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