El Puerto Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.47° S 70.33° W

El Puerto WaveFinder

Issued: 1 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Puerto sea temperature is
18.6°C
1.7° 

El Puerto surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


El Puerto surf forecast from 23 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Friday 28 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 28 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period, SW swell with 3,185 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 23 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Puerto this week:

The surf forecast for El Puerto over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 23) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at El Puerto in the next 16 days are 2.5m 15s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 3s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 5PM.

Wave TypeTime (-04) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 8AM (Sun 23rd Aug)3ft (0.9m) 9s
Best Surf 8AM (Fri 28th Aug)6ft (1.9m) 17s
Most Powerful 5PM (Fri 28th Aug)8ft (2.5m) 15s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Puerto over the next 16 days.


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