El Pescadero Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.31° N 110.17° W

El Pescadero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Pescadero sea temperature is
30.5° C
2.8° 

El Pescadero 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 Pescadero today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Pescadero at 3AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
2
2
3
1
2
2
1
3
2
3
2
3
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
318
313
246
390
431
515
522
537
581
596
604
499
455
394
325
389
321
321
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
NW
0
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
W
15
W
5
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:25PM1.20m
11:32AM1.58m
00:09AM1.02m
12:00PM1.52m
Low Tide
4:43AM0.74m
6:36PM0.72m
4:35AM0.84m
8:23PM0.77m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:51
6:50
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
4
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
29
28
28
28
28
29
29
28
28
28
28
27
28
30
29
29
28
28
Feels °C
34
33
34
34
34
34
34
32
32
33
33
32
33
34
32
34
33
33
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our El Pescadero surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest