Infernillo Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.38° S 72.03° W

Infernillo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Infernillo sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.7° 

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


How big are the waves at Infernillo today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Infernillo at 9PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (20 Aug)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (20 Aug)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
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)
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.1
W
12
1.4
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.4
SW
8
1.1
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
10
1.2
SW
7
1.2
SW
7
1.3
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1152
1064
762
634
539
583
336
469
785
700
674
247
265
710
276
191
214
141
152
152
167
Wind (km/h)
15
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:06PM0.74m
5:01AM1.07m
6:01PM0.69m
6:24AM1.09m
7:35PM0.72m
Low Tide
10:49AM0.48m
9:48PM0.48m
12:32PM0.47m
11:13PM0.52m
1:47PM0.40m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:21
6:22
6:22
 mm
Temp °C
13
14
14
13
12
11
10
10
15
17
17
14
13
13
12
12
15
16
15
13
12
Feels °C
10
9
10
10
9
8
7
7
12
12
14
12
10
10
9
9
12
13
12
11
10
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