La Gotera Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.91° S 72.69° W

La Gotera 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's La Gotera sea temperature is
12.1° C
0.6° 

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) - 16ft (5.0m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 11s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for La Gotera at 4AM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)16ft (5.0m)9s
Afternoon (16 Jul)18ft (5.5m)11s
Evening (16 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 147mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Thu afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
2
2
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.9
N
7
2.3
N
7
2.4
N
7
2.5
N
7
3.5
N
8
4.5
N
9
5.5
N
10
5.5
NNW
11
4.5
NNW
11
3
N
10
2.3
NW
11
2.2
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.2
SW
13
1.5
NW
10
1.6
NW
9
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
282
240
321
481
538
762
1669
3159
5426
7160
4921
1838
1210
951
665
511
495
451
414
380
343
321
301
253
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
30
N
30
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
45
NNE
50
NNE
60
NNE
65
NNE
70
NNE
55
N
35
N
5
SW
5
W
0
SE
0
S
0
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
SSW
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:11AM1.73m
11:49PM1.04m
11:58AM1.69m
00:36AM1.07m
12:44PM1.60m
1:23AM1.09m
Low Tide
5:58PM-0.07m
5:22AM0.08m
6:42PM-0.05m
6:12AM0.11m
7:24PM-0.00m
7:04AM0.17m
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
<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>
5:54
5:55
5:55
5:57
 mm
8
15
17
9
3
3
8
5
12
17
11
6
3
2
6
4
1
2
3
1
7
8
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
10
8
8
8
8
6
4
3
0
-1
3
7
12
10
11
11
12
12
10
10
9
9
8
8
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