Surf Forecasts:
El Playon surf forecast from 2 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 Friday (Aug 07) at 5PM.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let me level with you straight up: looking at the 16-day window for El Playon, it’s pretty grim. This is a beginner-friendly beach and breakwater setup that’s sheltered, and right now there’s nothing on the table. Not a single wave worth paddling for across the whole run. You’re looking at a blank stretch from Sunday morning, August 2nd, all the way through to the end of the 16-day period. That’s a solid 16-day gap with no surf recommendations.
The problem isn’t just flatness, it’s flatness with a side of tricky winds. Most afternoons get a cross-onshore breeze from the east-northeast, anywhere from 9 mph to 12 mph, which just adds chop to an already flat ocean. The early mornings? A few glassy moments, sure, like Tuesday the 4th, Wednesday the 5th, and again on Friday the 14th and Sunday the 16th, with calm or light NNW winds. But with zero swell energy (0), there’s simply nothing to ride. The combined energy is sitting at 0 for every single entry – that's dead flat. No swell direction, no period, no height – just zilch.
El Playon is a consistent spot usually, so this kind of dead run is unusual. I wouldn’t panic just yet – forecasts can change. But for now, there’s no reason to wax up. No standouts, no best days, just a long wait.
Keep your eyes on the sky, but your board in the bag for now.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
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 kJ | 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 | off | glassy | cross-on | off | cross-on | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-on | off | cross-on | cross-on | off | on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 2:23AM0.30m | 5:42PM0.27m | 1:46AM0.25m | 6:05PM0.31m | 00:54AM0.21m | 5:39AM0.20m | 6:35PM0.34m | 6:59AM0.15m | 7:11PM0.37m | 8:08AM0.11m | 7:51PM0.40m | 9:17AM0.09m | 8:36PM0.42m | ||||||
Low Tide | 8:17PM0.22m | 9:46AM0.13m | 9:41PM0.22m | 9:51AM0.13m | 11:12PM0.20m | 10:04AM0.12m | 4:23AM0.14m | 10:23AM0.11m | 4:57AM0.08m | 10:43AM0.09m | 5:32AM0.04m | ||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | 6:53 | — | 6:53 | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 29 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 75 | 79 | 114 | 99 | 58 | 75 | 73 | 77 | 109 | 73 | 75 | 70 | 97 | 93 | 118 | 125 | 143 | 188 | 118 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 87 | 1 | 87 | 87 | 1 | 1 | 87 | 1 | 1 | 87 | 1 | 18 | 87 | 1 | 87 | 87 | 1 |
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