Surf Break

Lat Long: 10.49° N 67.77° W

El Playon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Playon sea temperature is
28.8°C
0.6° 

El Playon 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 Playon today (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Playon at 9PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (21 Oct)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (21 Oct)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
13
0.3
NNE
13
0.3
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
16
0.2
N
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
34
30
29
29
28
26
25
24
24
23
22
10
10
10
10
9
9
2
5
16
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
N
10
ENE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
S
10
NW
5
NNE
10
E
10
ESE
5
SE
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
NNW
15
NE
20
ENE
10
E
5
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
9:57AM0.23m
4:10PM0.24m
9:05PM0.29m
10:20AM0.27m
9:55PM0.26m
10:48AM0.31m
10:53PM0.22m
Low Tide
12:34PM0.22m
4:54PM0.24m
4:55AM0.15m
6:01PM0.21m
3:20AM0.17m
6:53PM0.17m
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thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
31
31
30
28
28
28
28
28
31
30
29
28
28
27
27
29
31
31
30
28
28
Feels °C
34
35
34
32
31
32
32
32
34
34
33
32
33
31
31
33
35
33
33
32
33
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