Surf Forecasts:
Faja Dos Padres surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 20s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 12 Jul, 4PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period, SSW swell with 246 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Faja Dos Padres this week:
The surf forecast for Faja Dos Padres over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 14s. Another secondary swell of 0.6m and 5s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Faja Dos Padres in the next 16 days are 0.6m 18s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 12) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 8s period and expected on Monday (Jul 13) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Sat 11th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 20s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Sun 12th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Faja Dos Padres over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | NW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NW 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 50 | 48 | 45 | 67 | 127 | 125 | 162 | 246 | 101 | 188 | 186 | 225 | 153 | 150 | 90 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:35AM1.66m | 8:56PM1.74m | 9:44AM1.68m | 10:10PM1.73m | 10:56AM1.75m | 11:25PM1.78m | 12:02PM1.87m | 00:33AM1.87m | 1:02PM2.02m | 1:33AM1.98m | 1:56PM2.17m | 2:26AM2.06m | 2:46PM2.29m | 3:16AM2.10m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:36PM0.60m | 3:20AM0.49m | 3:52PM0.59m | 4:31AM0.47m | 5:09PM0.50m | 5:41AM0.41m | 6:18PM0.37m | 6:43AM0.32m | 7:20PM0.22m | 7:38AM0.22m | 8:14PM0.08m | 8:29AM0.14m | 9:05PM-0.01m | ||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | 9:16 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 21 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 48 | 42 | 67 | 93 | 69 | 73 | 73 | 60 | 36 | 37 | 225 | 153 | 150 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 17 | NW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 26 | 50 | 7 | 13 | 41 | 19 | 45 | 162 | 246 | 101 | 188 | 186 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | ENE 6 | SSW 17 | NE 5 | NW 9 | NE 5 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 19 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 29 | 29 | 25 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 45 | 44 | 127 | 125 | 36 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | N 5 | WNW 5 | N 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 75 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 492 | 1306 | 751 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 511 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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