Guarita Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.50° S 49.85° W

Guarita 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Guarita sea temperature is
17.8° C
0.8° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Guarita at 9PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)--
Afternoon (12 Aug)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (12 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 101mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri night).

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
2
3
3
3
3
4
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
14
1.7
SSE
14
1.8
SSE
14
1.8
SSE
14
1.5
SSE
13
1.4
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
13
2.2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
706
718
624
411
1016
1187
1224
1173
778
623
514
461
454
567
604
841
983
931
778
544
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
S
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:57PM0.59m
11:43PM0.48m
1:31PM0.37m
5:54PM0.51m
00:30AM0.55m
1:38PM0.39m
6:51PM0.43m
Low Tide
8:42PM0.33m
8:40AM-0.09m
2:27PM0.37m
9:10PM0.32m
9:19AM-0.06m
3:58PM0.31m
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:53
 mm
7
10
5
1
1
1
1
7
15
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
Temp °C
12
13
14
15
16
15
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
10
12
13
15
15
13
15
14
16
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
12
12
12
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