El Ñuro Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.22° S 81.19° W

El Ñuro 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Ñuro sea temperature is
25.0° C
6.2° 

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


How big are the waves at El Ñuro today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Ñuro at 5AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon night, strong winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
1
2
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.1
NW
11
0.9
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
0.1
NW
13
1
SW
14
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
1
SW
13
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
17
0.1
NW
10
0.9
SW
11
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.4
SW
12
0.1
SW
15
0.8
SW
10
0.3
SW
12
0.4
SW
14
0.1
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
108
224
5
301
407
1002
7
368
4
5
5
326
12
12
4
182
10
11
54
8
122
23
74
4
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
25
SW
30
SSW
35
S
30
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
35
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:27AM1.72m
8:01PM1.54m
8:06AM1.57m
8:53PM1.42m
8:51AM1.44m
9:57PM1.32m
Low Tide
1:16AM0.42m
1:49PM0.36m
1:58AM0.56m
2:32PM0.45m
2:45AM0.69m
3:24PM0.54m
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:28
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6:28
6:27
6:27
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
23
25
27
26
24
23
23
22
22
26
26
25
23
23
22
21
21
25
26
25
23
22
Feels °C
22
23
24
25
26
24
21
20
21
21
22
25
23
21
20
20
20
20
21
25
25
23
22
22
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