El Pescadero Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.31° N 110.17° W

El Pescadero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Pescadero sea temperature is
30.8° C
3.2° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Pescadero at 4PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (17 Aug)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
3
2
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
16
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
476
482
608
674
318
313
246
390
431
515
522
537
581
596
604
499
455
394
325
389
321
321
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
0
NE
10
SE
10
SSW
0
W
0
E
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:08AM1.63m
11:25PM1.20m
11:32AM1.58m
00:09AM1.02m
12:00PM1.52m
Low Tide
5:41PM0.66m
4:43AM0.74m
6:36PM0.72m
4:35AM0.84m
8:23PM0.77m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:51
6:51
6:50
 mm
1
1
2
4
2
3
4
10
5
4
5
1
1
1
Temp °C
30
31
31
29
29
28
29
28
29
29
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
30
30
29
28
28
Feels °C
35
35
35
33
35
32
35
33
35
34
32
33
32
32
31
34
33
34
34
33
33
33
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