El Pelado Surf Break

Lat Long: 2.61° S 80.47° W

El Pelado WaveFinder

Issued: 12 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Pelado sea temperature is
28.3°C
7.1° 

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


El Pelado surf forecast from 20 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Tuesday 27 Oct, 7AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period, WSW swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Wednesday 21 Oct, 10PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period, WSW swell with 539 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 26 Oct, 4AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Pelado this week:

The surf forecast for El Pelado over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Oct 26) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 19s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at El Pelado in the next 16 days are 1.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 21) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (-05) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 4AM (Mon 26th Oct)2ft (0.6m) 13s
Best Surf 7AM (Tue 27th Oct)2ft (0.6m) 18s
Most Powerful10PM (Wed 21st Oct)3.5ft (1.0m) 16s

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


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