Surf Forecasts:
El Playon surf forecast from 22 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 Wednesday (Aug 26) at 8PM.
The Lowdown
Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s call it like it is: this is going to be a long dry spell. For the next 16 days, we’re looking at a whole lot of nothing for wave riding. The first week is a total bust. From Saturday, August 22nd all the way through Monday, August 31st, there’s zero surf on offer. That’s a 10-day stretch of flat, dead ocean.
Over at El Playon, it’s a sheltered beach and breakwater spot. The water temperature is sitting right where it should be for the season at 84°F, so no complaints there. But with no swell in the water, it doesn’t matter a bit.
Come the first week of September, it barely gets better. On Wednesday, September 2nd, a tiny 0.3ft swell from the north shows up, with a 12-second period. That’s a groundswell, sure, but the energy is laughable – just a 3 (combined swell energy). The wind is light and cross-onshore, so you’re looking at bumpy, rippled conditions. Unrideable.
Thursday, September 3rd morning gives us a 0.3ft north swell with an 11-second period and even weaker energy, a 2. Wind is onshore. Again, forget it.
Then it flatlines again. There are no standout days in this entire 16-day window. This kind of dead period is pretty normal for this spot, so don’t be too shocked. Forecasts can always turn around.
Stay tuned.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 |
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 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | off | on | cross-on | off | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:56PM0.36m | 9:36PM0.36m | 10:17PM0.37m | 10:57PM0.37m | 11:37PM0.37m | 00:19AM0.35m | 2:38PM0.21m | 1:03AM0.31m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:24AM0.03m | 6:58AM0.04m | 7:30AM0.05m | 7:57AM0.08m | 8:18AM0.10m | 8:29AM0.13m | 6:38PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — |
mm | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 27 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 61 | 40 | 66 | 54 | 40 | 54 | 36 | 30 | 53 | 63 | 63 | 79 | 58 | 144 | 121 | 77 | 108 | 91 | 77 | 86 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 87 | 1 | 1 | 87 | 1 | 29 | 87 | 1 | 87 | 87 | 1 | 87 | 87 | 1 |
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