El Pescadero Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.31° N 110.17° W

El Pescadero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

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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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Pescadero at 12PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
316
312
303
290
229
225
222
198
151
151
149
147
192
151
201
166
223
318
284
284
284
198
207
314
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
W
10
W
5
W
0
S
5
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:43PM1.45m
2:41PM1.39m
9:27AM1.21m
4:41PM1.45m
Low Tide
11:29PM0.68m
00:19AM0.55m
10:36AM1.20m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:49
6:47
6:46
 mm
1
5
1
Temp °C
28
28
29
30
31
30
28
28
28
28
29
30
30
29
28
29
28
28
29
30
30
28
28
28
Feels °C
32
32
33
33
33
33
31
32
31
30
32
32
32
32
31
33
32
31
33
33
34
34
34
34
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