Surf Forecasts:
El Playon surf forecast from 31 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 4 Sep, 2PM (local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s 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 10s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 04) 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 1.2m 7s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 01) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Fri 4th Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Playon over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here, looking at the next couple of weeks for El Playon.
To be straight with you, this is a quiet stretch. The next 16 days don't offer anything I’d call a proper surf. The first couple of weeks are a flat spell, with the best part of a week going by with zero energy showing on the charts at all. The combined swell energy barely flickers, staying at a measly 2 for most of the early days, and even the tiny blips we see later on top out at just 8 – that’s what I’d call weak energy.
El Playon is a sheltered beach and breakwater setup, and it’s optimised for swell from the NNE, but all we’re seeing are tiny pulses from the north. The water temp is sitting at a warm 83°, which is about average for this time of year. A couple of mornings look glassy, like Monday August 31st and Wednesday September 2nd, but with nothing in the water, it doesn’t help.
Even by Friday the 11th of September, we get a tiny 0.7ft pulse from the north at 10 seconds, but it’s labelled as poor surf conditions. The wind is cross-on or onshore for most of the window, and the period is short, so it won't have any shape. Honestly, for a spot like this, a blank run isn't totally unusual. It’s not going to get good, so if you’re paddling, you’re better off waiting for the next proper weather pattern to push something through.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||
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 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 10 | NE 6 | N 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | off | cross-on | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 4:14PM0.32m | 5:22AM0.18m | 4:58PM0.34m | 6:37AM0.15m | 5:45PM0.37m | 7:43AM0.12m | 6:34PM0.39m | 8:45AM0.10m | 7:24PM0.40m | 8:15PM0.41m | 9:05PM0.42m | ||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:34AM0.15m | 10:43PM0.15m | 8:49AM0.14m | 2:38AM0.11m | 9:08AM0.13m | 3:31AM0.07m | 9:31AM0.11m | 4:16AM0.03m | 9:58AM0.10m | 4:57AM0.02m | 5:35AM0.02m | ||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | — | 6:40 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 32 | 32 | 28 |
Feels °C | 35 | 32 | 31 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 36 | 35 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 34 | 94 | 135 | 109 | 118 | 75 | 77 | 91 | 49 | 45 | 56 | 46 | 32 | 52 | 52 | 31 | 40 | 45 | 47 | 49 | 91 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | NE 11 |
| kJ | 22 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 87 | 1 | 87 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 173 | 638 | 1 | 783 | 638 | 9 | 87 | 87 | 1 | 1 | 87 | 1 |
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