Surf Forecasts:
El Playon surf forecast from 16 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 17 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period, N swell with 2 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Playon this week:
The most powerful waves expected at El Playon in the next 16 days are 0.1m 11s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 17) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 7s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 16) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Mon 17th Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Playon over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right then, let's have a look at what's on offer for El Playon over the next couple of weeks. Straight up, I gotta be honest with you, it's looking pretty bleak. The finder is telling me there's zero energy in the water for the entire 16-day window, with the combined swell energy sitting at a flat 0. That's a total shutout.
The water temp is sitting at about 83° with a tiny anomaly of 0.5°, so it's pretty much bang on average for this time of year. But that's where the good news ends.
Starting from today, right through until at least the end of August, we're looking at a whole heap of nothing. The wave comment across every single entry is "poor surf conditions," and the scores are all zeros. There's no swell at all – dashes across the board for height, direction, and period. The wind is mostly cross-onshore or onshore from the north and east, and we've got a constant threat of thunderstorms hanging over most afternoons. There are a few brief windows of glassy wind, like Tuesday afternoon the 18th, Wednesday morning the 19th, and Sunday morning the 30th, but with no swell, it doesn't matter a damn.
This blank run stretches all the way from the start of the period on the 16th of August through to the very last entry on the 31st of August. That's over two full weeks with no surf. Given that El Playon is a sheltered beach and breakwater setup, this sort of extended flat spell can be a bit more normal here, but it's still a tough pill to swallow.
Honestly, this is about as quiet as I've seen it. If you absolutely have to get in the water, you'd be better off with a set of fins and a mask. There is not a single standout session in this entire forecast – it's a long, dry spell, my friends.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | off | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:22PM0.31m | 5:41AM0.20m | 5:53PM0.33m | 6:50AM0.16m | 6:25PM0.34m | 7:59AM0.13m | 7:00PM0.34m | 7:37PM0.34m | 8:16PM0.35m | 8:56PM0.36m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:41AM0.15m | 11:34PM0.17m | 9:46AM0.15m | 2:57AM0.13m | 9:41AM0.14m | 3:51AM0.09m | 9:27AM0.12m | 4:33AM0.06m | 5:12AM0.04m | 5:49AM0.03m | |||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | — | 6:49 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — |
mm | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 34 | 34 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 222 | 269 | 194 | 156 | 143 | 81 | 67 | 44 | 34 | 16 | 30 | 70 | 75 | 88 | 78 | 77 | 149 | 128 | 79 | 85 | 72 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 11 | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 87 | 9 | 87 | 87 | 1 | 40 | 84 | 1 | 1 | 87 | 1 | 87 | 87 | 1 | 87 | 87 | 9 | 87 | 87 | 9 |
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