El Cabezo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 12.06° S 77.25° W

Issued: 12 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Cabezo sea temperature is

22.4°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at El Cabezo today (30 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Cabezo at 6AM is: 1.2m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-05) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	18s
Afternoon (30 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	18s
Evening (30 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	17s

Table - waves today at El Cabezo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu night, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 30								Saturday 31								Sunday 1
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	3	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 18	SW 18	WSW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	398	387	891	1007	547	1351	1579	1436	1384	1367	1350	1467	1513	1436	1279	1262	1246	1229	1229	1212	1212	1196	1179	1063
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				7:40AM0.52m				9:29PM0.93m				8:53AM0.47m					10:42PM0.91m				10:40AM0.45m
Low Tide		3:06AM0.35m				1:51PM0.09m					4:39AM0.36m			2:52PM0.16m					6:16AM0.33m				4:12PM0.23m


	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	20	20	20	20	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	20
Feels °C	20	18	19	19	19	20	19	18	18	19	19	19	20	20	19	18	18	18	19	20	21	20	20	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 18	SW 18	SW 14	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	398	387	891	1007	398	1351	1579	1436	1384	1367	1350	1467	1513	1436	1279	1262	1246	1229	1229	1212	1212	1196	1179	1063
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 19	SW 18	WNW 12	WNW 12	WSW 18	WNW 12	WNW 12	S 8	NW 11	S 8	S 6	NW 11	S 8	S 8	S 10	S 10	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8
kJ	171	334	14	14	547	14	14	19	5	18	53	5	18	10	2	2	11	12	11	5	6	5	5	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 12	WNW 12	NW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	NW 12	—	WNW 12	—	NW 11	—	—	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 12	NW 12
kJ	14	14	22	14	14	6	—	13	—	5	—	—	3	3	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 6	S 6	S 6	—	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6
kJ	110	89	107	102	91	88	85	63	61	44	—	42	32	42	50	43	43	57	52	55	44	44	42	31
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	4	3	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	2
Distance (km)	27	27	27	27	27	27	53	53	27	27	27	27	27	27	53	53	53	53	27	10	0	27	55	53
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	8	7	6	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4

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