Surf Forecasts:
El Playon surf forecast from 14 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 15 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period, N swell with 3 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 12s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 15) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 8s period and expected on Friday (Aug 14) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Sat 15th Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Playon over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – looking at the 16-day window for El Playon, and it's a bit of a tough one. This spot is a sheltered beach and breakwater setup that really needs a swell from the NNE to work its magic, but it's just not getting anything meaningful. The combined wave energy is sitting at zero (0) for the entire run, and the swell height is either missing or a tiny 0.3 ft right at the end. That's about as flat as it gets.
The whole first week is a write-off. From August 14th right through to the 21st, the surf forecast is consistently "poor surf conditions". It's a long stretch of nothing.
We finally see a blip on the radar around Monday the 18th of August, but it’s not worth getting excited about. There's a 0.3 ft swell showing up from the north with a period of 10 seconds, but it's paired with a cross-onshore wind. That's not surf, that's just a ripple.
Honestly, the most promising conditions here aren't for the waves, which are absent, but for the wind and the glassy mornings. We've got a few moments, like the morning of Monday the 17th and the morning of Sunday the 23rd of August, and again on Monday the 24th of August, where the wind drops to glassy. The problem is, there's no swell to go with it.
Given the consistent lack of swell and the winds that are mostly cross-onshore or onshore, this setup would actually be a lot more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on most of these days. For us surfers waiting for a wave, it’s a long blank run. It tends not to stay this poor forever, but for now, there just isn't a single standout option in the entire 16-day period.
Stay patient,
Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 1:42AM0.36m | 4:31PM0.24m | 2:54AM0.31m | 4:54PM0.28m | 4:22AM0.25m | 5:22PM0.31m | 5:41AM0.20m | 5:53PM0.33m | 6:50AM0.16m | 6:25PM0.34m | 7:59AM0.13m | 7:00PM0.34m | |||||||
Low Tide | 9:12AM0.10m | 8:23PM0.19m | 9:29AM0.13m | 9:45PM0.18m | 9:41AM0.15m | 11:34PM0.17m | 9:46AM0.15m | 2:57AM0.13m | 9:41AM0.14m | 3:51AM0.09m | 9:27AM0.12m | 4:33AM0.06m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | 6:50 | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:46 | — |
mm | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 14 | — | 2 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 35 | 34 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 113 | 183 | 328 | 229 | 173 | 131 | 120 | 129 | 149 | 231 | 160 | 121 | 116 | 73 | 75 | 64 | 58 | 61 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 87 | 87 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 87 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 87 | 87 | 1 | 87 | 87 | 1 |
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Information about the El Playon Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for El Playon provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at El Playon can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our El Playon surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (El Playon) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
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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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