El Pescadero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 23.31° N 110.17° W

Issued: 10 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Pescadero sea temperature is

30.5°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at El Pescadero today (16 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 19s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Pescadero at 5PM is: 1.3m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (MST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	19s
Afternoon (16 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	18s
Evening (16 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 16						Saturday 17								Sunday 18
	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	716	894	928	975	1106	1245	1231	1203	1134	1081	1410	1230	1230	1375	1393	1628	1728	1184	1375	1358	1358	1341
Wind (km/h)	ENE	SW	SSE	E	ESE	E	ESE	SE	SE	S	SSW	SSW	S	WNW	NNW	N	N	WNW	W	WNW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		9:57AM1.60m					00:55AM0.94m			10:11AM1.48m								10:07AM1.35m
Low Tide					5:46PM0.62m		1:57AM0.93m						7:36PM0.72m									10:36PM0.68m


	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1
Temp °C	28	30	31	31	29	28	27	27	28	30	29	29	28	27	27	27	27	29	29	28	27	27
Feels °C	32	34	35	34	32	32	29	29	30	31	30	32	32	32	31	30	31	32	32	31	31	31
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	390	894	928	975	1106	1245	1231	1203	1134	1081	1410	1230	1230	1375	1393	1628	1728	1184	1375	1358	1358	1341
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 19	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 9	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 6	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 12	S 19	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSE 13	SE 13	SE 13	S 18	SE 13	SE 12	SSE 11	SSE 10
kJ	716	384	313	282	129	222	222	60	222	195	34	273	94	125	114	85	84	307	58	22	23	20
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	SSW 13	NW 13	NW 13	SSW 13	S 6	SE 12	NW 13	SSW 12	S 20	SSE 12	SSW 12	NW 12	WNW 12	SE 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11
kJ	71	70	70	70	277	46	46	273	40	35	42	94	194	85	53	24	15	61	14	13	13	13
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 7	—	—	SSW 5	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 8	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	269	443	129	96	—	—	28	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	69	69	338	347	360	30	0	0	0	0	54	54	54	54	54
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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