El Colegio Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.22° S 70.15° W

El Colegio WaveFinder

Issued: 1 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Colegio sea temperature is
18.6°C
2.0° 

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


El Colegio surf forecast from 22 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Friday 28 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 28 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period, SW swell with 2,513 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 22 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Colegio this week:

The surf forecast for El Colegio over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 22) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at El Colegio in the next 16 days are 2.3m 16s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.1m 13s period and expected on Friday (Aug 28) at 5PM.

Wave TypeTime (-04) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 8AM (Sat 22nd Aug)3ft (0.9m) 9s
Best Surf 5AM (Fri 28th Aug)4.5ft (1.3m) 18s
Most Powerful 2PM (Fri 28th Aug)7.5ft (2.3m) 16s

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


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