La Portada Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.50° S 70.44° W

La Portada 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's La Portada sea temperature is
18.6° C
3.0° 

La Portada 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 Portada today (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for La Portada at 5AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (10 Aug)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (10 Aug)6ft (1.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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)
4
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
0.7
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1099
905
891
878
1651
1547
1361
1203
1049
804
780
690
680
594
336
171
205
236
202
158
126
123
172
166
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
S
10
WSW
15
S
5
E
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:14AM1.22m
7:50PM0.68m
8:08AM1.31m
8:41PM0.75m
8:56AM1.36m
9:28PM0.82m
Low Tide
2:15PM0.10m
1:20AM0.12m
3:01PM0.02m
2:16AM0.06m
3:43PM-0.03m
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7:09
7:09
7:09
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6:22
6:22
6:23
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
15
17
18
16
16
18
17
17
17
20
20
18
20
18
19
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
15
14
14
15
16
14
14
16
15
15
15
20
19
16
20
18
18
16
16
17
16
17
17
17
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