El Gringo Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.48° S 70.33° W

El Gringo WaveFinder

Issued: 7 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Gringo sea temperature is
18.6°C
1.7° 

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


El Gringo surf forecast from 23 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 3,311 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 23 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Gringo this week:

The surf forecast for El Gringo over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 23) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

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

Wave TypeTime (-04) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 8PM (Sun 23rd Aug)3ft (0.9m) 10s
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 Gringo over the next 16 days.


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