Guarita Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.50° S 49.85° W

Guarita 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

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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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Guarita at 4AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
E
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
367
326
293
240
212
212
176
169
147
147
122
118
94
94
70
68
68
61
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
S
15
S
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
SSW
0
S
10
NE
10
NE
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
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
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
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:57
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
19
21
23
23
25
22
20
18
18
17
16
17
17
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
19
21
22
24
23
25
22
20
19
19
16
16
18
18
20
19
19
17
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