El Cabezo Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.06° S 77.25° W

El Cabezo WaveFinder

Issued: 6 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Cabezo sea temperature is
21.1° C
4.4° 

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


El Cabezo surf forecast from 22 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Friday 28 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 28 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period, SW swell with 1,783 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 22 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Cabezo this week:

The surf forecast for El Cabezo over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 22) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at El Cabezo in the next 16 days are 1.9m 16s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 7AM.

Wave TypeTime (-05) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 1AM (Sat 22nd Aug)3.5ft (1.0m) 8s
Best Surf 4AM (Fri 28th Aug)4ft (1.2m) 18s
Most Powerful 1PM (Fri 28th Aug)6ft (1.9m) 16s

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


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