Guarita Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.50° S 49.85° W

Guarita 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Guarita sea temperature is
16.4° C
0.7° 

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


How big are the waves at Guarita today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Guarita at 9AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (17 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (17 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
0
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
S
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
931
817
759
659
675
376
597
286
240
240
207
202
207
176
144
144
122
118
96
94
72
70
103
98
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
5
WSW
5
ESE
5
NNW
10
N
15
N
5
NW
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
E
5
SSE
15
NE
15
NE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
2:40AM0.58m
8:39AM0.23m
3:02PM0.47m
9:37PM0.24m
3:22AM0.54m
9:46AM0.28m
3:32PM0.47m
10:29PM0.21m
4:04AM0.48m
10:45AM0.34m
4:01PM0.45m
Low Tide
10:40PM0.24m
6:53AM0.20m
11:11AM0.16m
6:54PM0.15m
11:13PM0.22m
7:21AM0.22m
11:51AM0.24m
7:40PM0.13m
11:50PM0.20m
7:46AM0.24m
12:38PM0.31m
8:21PM0.13m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:57
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
20
25
26
22
21
21
22
23
24
22
21
18
18
17
17
17
18
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
17
17
18
20
25
26
25
24
23
23
23
26
22
20
18
19
17
18
18
20
21
20
20
19
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