Surf Forecasts:
El Playon surf forecast from 25 Aug 2026:
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Playon this week:
The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 7s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 30) at 5PM.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, it’s Rusty here, and I gotta be straight with you—this outlook is a tough one to write. We’ve got a full 16-day window staring us down, and for every single session, the models are showing nothing but zeros for swell energy. That’s a big, fat zero. The combined energy of all swells directed here is (0) across the board. So, there’s no surf on offer. Plain and simple.
We’re looking at a blank run from Tuesday 25 August all the way through to Wednesday 9 September. Nothing. Nada. Not even a ripple worth mentioning. The only spot on the books is El Playon, a sheltered beach and breakwater setup that’s a beginner-friendly spot. It’s consistent when it works, but right now it’s just not working. The wind does go glassy on the morning of Saturday 29 August, which would be a dream for clean conditions, but with zero swell, glassy water is just a flat lake.
Water temp is sitting at 83°F with a +0.9°F anomaly, so it’s pretty much average for the time of year—warm, but not unusual.
This is one of those times where the forecast is what it is. For this area, a dry spell like this isn’t unheard of. It’s frustrating, sure, but forecasts can change. Keep an eye on it, because it tends not to stay this poor for long.
Rusty, signing off.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 10:57PM0.37m | 11:37PM0.37m | 00:19AM0.35m | 2:38PM0.21m | 1:03AM0.31m | 2:59PM0.25m | 1:58AM0.27m | 3:34PM0.28m | 3:44AM0.22m | 4:14PM0.32m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:57AM0.08m | 8:18AM0.10m | 8:29AM0.13m | 6:38PM0.20m | 8:30AM0.15m | 8:09PM0.19m | 8:28AM0.16m | 9:23PM0.17m | 8:34AM0.15m | 10:43PM0.15m | |||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | — | 6:44 | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | 6:40 | — |
mm | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | — | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 31 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 35 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 29 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 60 | 91 | 94 | 68 | 108 | 94 | 52 | 55 | 58 | 49 | 58 | 81 | 54 | 68 | 94 | 160 | 194 | 111 | 86 | 77 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | — | NE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 8 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 87 | 1 | 87 | 87 | 9 | 87 | 87 | 1 | 87 | 87 | 1 | 1 | 87 | 1 | 87 | 87 | 1 | 41 | 87 | 1 |
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El Playon is 22 km (14 miles) from Mariara. If you plan a holiday in Zona del Centro, look for hotels and other accommodation in Mariara. Mariara has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.
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