El Silencio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 12.32° S 76.84° W

Issued: 6 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's El Silencio sea temperature is

21.5°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at El Silencio today (21 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Silencio at 2PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	16s
Afternoon (21 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	16s
Evening (21 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	15s

Table - waves today at El Silencio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 21							Thursday 22								Friday 23
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	1	1	1	2	!	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	2	2	1	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 17	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1780	1759	1737	1715	1694	1799	1685	1810	986	1241	1001	1042	1112	1112	886	961	947	785	785	947	774	644	479
Wind (km/h)	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	S	S	S	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	SW	WSW	S	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	2:32AM0.77m				3:18PM0.53m				2:59AM0.79m				3:46PM0.61m				3:25AM0.79m					4:15PM0.70m
Low Tide			9:37AM0.27m				8:32PM0.33m				9:50AM0.23m				9:17PM0.32m					10:06AM0.18m			10:00PM0.30m


	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	21	23	23	22	21	20	20	20	21	23	23	22	21	20	20	20	21	23	24	22	21	20
Feels °C	21	23	24	23	21	21	20	21	21	23	23	24	23	22	21	21	22	24	24	25	22	21	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13
kJ	1780	1759	1737	1715	1694	1799	1685	1810	951	1241	964	874	844	1112	791	961	947	785	785	947	774	644	479
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	SW 20	SSW 20	WNW 13	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 12	SSW 15	NW 13	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	NW 13	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 10
kJ	21	21	41	20	19	186	149	18	986	911	1001	1042	1112	615	886	27	305	311	238	27	122	85	100
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 15	WNW 15	SSW 21	SSW 21	NW 11	WNW 14	WNW 14	NW 11	SSW 15	SSW 15	NW 14	WNW 14	NW 14	NW 13	NW 13	W 21	NW 13	NW 13	S 7	WNW 13	NW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13
kJ	42	42	45	45	5	18	18	4	142	142	29	18	46	46	45	9	27	27	107	17	27	17	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	—	—	—	S 6	S 6	—	SSW 11	S 6	S 6	—	SSW 10	S 7	S 7	S 7
kJ	20	22	33	34	43	64	72	77	68	—	—	—	75	62	—	572	92	101	—	348	126	176	208
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Pico Alto Lima	La Isla Lima	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	Puerto Viejo Lima	La Herradura Lima	La Isla Lima	La Isla Lima	La Isla Lima	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	La Isla Lima	Pico Alto Lima	Pico Alto Lima	La Isla Lima	El Silencio Lima	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	Puerto Viejo Lima	Pico Alto Lima
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3
Distance (km)	2	3	27	27	33	27	3	3	3	27	27	27	27	3	2	2	3	0	27	27	27	33	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	9	9	9	9	7	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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