Infernillo Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.38° S 72.03° W

Infernillo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Infernillo sea temperature is
13.3° C
0.5° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Infernillo at 3AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
0
1
1
1
3
3
3
0
1
2
3
3
3
4
3
0
1
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
7
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.4
SW
9
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.3
WSW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
364
312
413
396
384
379
362
351
335
335
353
294
289
604
583
740
881
1031
895
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
ENE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
S
25
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:17AM1.20m
1:25PM1.16m
2:00AM1.18m
2:06PM0.99m
Low Tide
7:05PM0.10m
7:21AM0.23m
7:38PM0.19m
8:15AM0.33m
8:12PM0.30m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:19
6:20
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
9
8
7
8
11
13
14
12
12
11
11
11
14
14
13
11
11
Feels °C
4
6
4
3
4
5
9
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
12
9
10
8
10
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