Gamboa Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.92° S 48.61° W

Gamboa WaveFinder

Issued: 2 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gamboa sea temperature is
18.7°C
0.2° 

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


Gamboa surf forecast from 7 Sep 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 12 Sep, 9PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period, S swell with cross-shore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Sunday 13 Sep, 12AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period, S swell with 4,470 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 7 Sep, 9PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Gamboa this week:

The surf forecast for Gamboa over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Gamboa in the next 16 days are 3.5m 13s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 13) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Friday (Sep 11) at 6PM.

Wave TypeTime (-03) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 9PM (Mon 7th Sep)5ft (1.6m) 10s
Best Surf 9PM (Sat 12th Sep)11ft (3.5m) 13s
Most Powerful12AM (Sun 13th Sep)11ft (3.5m) 13s

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


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