El Pescadero Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.31° N 110.17° W

El Pescadero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Pescadero sea temperature is
30.3°C
3.1° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Pescadero at 3PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)17s
Afternoon (17 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (17 Oct)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
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)
4
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
1
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1134
1081
1569
1230
1230
1375
1550
1628
1728
1184
1358
1358
1358
1341
1324
1274
1136
996
983
983
970
857
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:11AM1.48m
10:07AM1.35m
7:33AM1.26m
3:23PM1.24m
Low Tide
7:36PM0.72m
10:36PM0.68m
11:54AM1.19m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
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6:18
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6:18
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5:52
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5:52
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5:51
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1
1
5
1
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1
1
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1
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Temp °C
28
29
29
29
28
27
27
27
28
29
29
29
28
27
27
27
27
29
29
28
27
27
Feels °C
33
33
33
33
32
32
32
30
32
32
32
33
33
31
31
31
31
33
32
31
30
30
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