La Gotera Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.91° S 72.69° W

La Gotera 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's La Gotera sea temperature is
12.1° C
0.5° 

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


How big are the waves at La Gotera today (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for La Gotera at 6AM is: 4.0m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)15ft (4.5m)9s
Afternoon (16 Jul)16ft (5.0m)10s
Evening (16 Jul)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 94mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
0
0
2
0
1
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
N
7
4
N
8
4.5
N
9
5.5
N
10
5
NNW
10
3
NW
11
2.5
NW
11
2.3
NW
10
2.1
N
10
1.9
NW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.6
N
9
1.6
N
9
2.3
N
9
2.4
N
10
2.1
N
10
1.8
N
9
1.6
N
9
1.4
N
9
1.3
N
9
1
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
879
1858
3223
5107
5500
1848
1403
1040
833
678
532
496
392
343
437
445
828
1079
815
538
408
306
247
242
Wind (km/h)
45
NNE
55
NNE
60
NNE
65
NNE
60
N
15
NNW
5
N
5
ENE
5
W
5
SW
0
E
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
30
NNE
35
N
40
N
15
WNW
25
N
20
WNW
15
N
15
NNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
11:58AM1.69m
00:36AM1.07m
12:44PM1.60m
1:23AM1.09m
1:29PM1.46m
Low Tide
5:22AM0.08m
6:42PM-0.05m
6:12AM0.11m
7:24PM-0.00m
7:04AM0.17m
8:05PM0.07m
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:56
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:55
5:57
 mm
4
3
4
12
16
11
3
1
1
1
3
2
2
7
9
6
5
4
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
13
13
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
6
4
3
1
2
10
12
11
12
10
12
11
9
9
8
7
6
10
8
7
9
9
10
8
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