Surf Forecasts:
La Derecha del Cartel surf forecast from 21 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 24 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period, NNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period, NE swell with 349 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 23 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with NNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for La Derecha del Cartel this week:
The surf forecast for La Derecha del Cartel over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 23) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 13s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at La Derecha del Cartel in the next 16 days are 1.6m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 27) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Sun 23rd Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Mon 24th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for La Derecha del Cartel over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right then, let’s have a look at what’s happening over the next couple of weeks.
To be straight with you, the first few days are a bit of a write-off. We’ve got a lot of small, weak swell at La Derecha del Cartel, mostly under 2 ft, with combined energy barely ticking over (11 to 74). The wind is light and often offshore or glassy, but there’s just no push in the water. The water temp is sitting at 76°F with a positive anomaly of 2°F, so it’s about average for this time of year—nothing wild there.
We finally get a flicker of life on Monday the 24th. The morning sees a 2 ft NNW swell, period 12 seconds, and the combined energy climbs to 156 (moderate). The wind is glassy, so conditions are clean. It’s still small—just surfable, but very ordinary. The afternoon is similar, just a touch smaller at 2 ft.
Then the real standout window starts to build. Thursday the 27th afternoon a NE swell pushes up to 5 ft, but the period is short at 6 seconds and energy is 216 (moderate). The wind is cross-offshore and clean, so it’s surfable. But the real gem comes Friday the 28th afternoon. That’s when we see a 6 ft NE swell with a combined energy of 495 (strong) and glassy conditions. That’s the best on offer for the whole run—clean, solid, and with the wind dropping out. This is a reef break, so that long period isn’t an issue, and with the swell direction from the NE matching the optimum NW direction, it’s going to line up nicely. Expect crowds, as it’s often busy here.
Saturday the 29th morning still has some decent energy at 5 ft NE with a gentle offshore wind and 317 energy, but it’s a step down from the Friday session. After that, it drops off again into small, ordinary surf for the rest of the period, with occasional 4 ft to 4 ft swells but nothing that really stands out. The second week is mostly smaller, weaker swells with combined energy often under 130, and the best you’ll get is “surfable but very ordinary.”
Honestly, if you’ve got a paddle in you, target Friday the 28th afternoon. That’s the one. Don’t sleep on it.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | N 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
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 kJ | 11 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 104 | 178 | 157 | 102 | 59 | 36 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:04PM1.15m | 9:51AM1.26m | 10:43PM1.19m | 11:08AM1.37m | 11:42PM1.30m | 11:58AM1.50m | 00:23AM1.43m | 12:35PM1.65m | 00:57AM1.55m | 1:08PM1.78m | 1:28AM1.65m | 1:39PM1.89m | 1:58AM1.74m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:13AM0.76m | 4:34PM0.69m | 4:47AM0.69m | 5:38PM0.58m | 5:41AM0.57m | 6:20PM0.46m | 6:20AM0.45m | 6:53PM0.33m | 6:53AM0.33m | 7:24PM0.22m | 7:24AM0.23m | 7:53PM0.13m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — |
 | 8:39 | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | 8:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | ENE 4 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ENE 4 | SSW 11 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 265 | 187 | 181 | 135 | 95 | 76 | 75 | 178 | 157 | 102 | 11 | 40 | 40 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 26 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NNW 10 | N 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | SSW 11 | NNW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 13 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 104 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 59 | 36 | 21 | 38 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 11 | ENE 3 | NNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | ENE 4 | SSW 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NNW 9 | E 4 | NNW 8 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 7 | W 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 45 | 45 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 14 | — | 5 | 3 | 10 | 19 | — | — | 15 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 49 | 67 | 62 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 515 | 24 | 515 | 19 |
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