El Gringo Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.48° S 70.33° W

El Gringo WaveFinder

Issued: 1 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Gringo sea temperature is
17.6° C
0.1° 

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 8 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Thursday 9 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 11 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period, SSW swell with 1,379 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 8 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s 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 Wednesday (Jul 08) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at El Gringo in the next 16 days are 1.7m 16s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (-04) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)11AM (Wed 8th Jul)4.5ft (1.3m) 14s
Best Surf 8PM (Thu 9th Jul)4.5ft (1.4m) 16s
Most Powerful 5AM (Sat 11th Jul)5.5ft (1.7m) 16s

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


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