Surf Forecasts:
La Preciosa surf forecast from 7 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 10 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period, E swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 11 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period, E swell with 246 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 7 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for La Preciosa this week:
The surf forecast for La Preciosa over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at La Preciosa in the next 16 days are 1.4m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 11) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Monday (Sep 07) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Mon 7th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Fri 11th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for La Preciosa over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Righto, let’s have a look at what’s cookin’.
To be honest, the next sixteen days are a bit of a struggle. We’ve got a solid run of small, weak swell and the wind is mostly cross-off or just messy, so the quality is really missing. The only real standout is a window that opens up on Friday morning, 11th September. That’s the best we’re gonna get.
That morning, La Preciosa (reef) will see a clean 4ft of east swell, with a light offshore breeze from the ESE. The wind is light, the conditions are clean, and the wave energy is moderate (211). The period is a short 8 seconds, so it’s a bit windswell-ish, but it’ll be rideable and the winds will make it look good. The water temp is about average for this time of year. Crowds are sometimes, so you might have a few others in the water, but nothing crazy.
The rest of the first week is a write-off. Monday 7th through Thursday 10th are all small, with messy cross-off winds and weak energy (as low as 82). The waves are either poor or just ordinary. Saturday 12th morning has a similar setup to Friday but the energy is a bit less (197) and the conditions are only “surfable but very ordinary”. Not worth chasing.
After that, the swell just drops off a cliff. From Sunday 13th right through to Tuesday 22nd September, we’re looking at tiny waves—1ft to 3ft—with very weak energy (as low as 29). The wind stays cross-off or offshore at times, but there’s just not enough swell to do anything with. It’s a long, flat gap of over a week with no recommendations.
So, if you’re desperate, hit Friday morning 11th September for the cleanest, most surfable window. Otherwise, it’s a waiting game.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 74 | 137 | 42 | 58 | 113 | 145 | 153 | 178 | 199 | 173 | 173 | 186 | 193 | 246 | 223 | 190 | 223 | 160 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:40AM0.45m | 5:49PM0.71m | 5:48AM0.50m | 6:44PM0.71m | 6:50AM0.55m | 7:34PM0.71m | 7:46AM0.61m | 8:19PM0.68m | 8:38AM0.65m | 9:02PM0.65m | 9:26AM0.68m | 9:43PM0.60m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:28PM0.20m | 10:48AM0.06m | 00:20AM0.18m | 11:54AM0.06m | 1:07AM0.16m | 12:55PM0.06m | 1:49AM0.14m | 1:53PM0.07m | 2:29AM0.12m | 2:48PM0.09m | 3:07AM0.10m | 3:41PM0.11m | 3:45AM0.09m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | 6:51 | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 8 | NE 12 | E 5 | E 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 43 | 74 | 22 | 37 | 58 | 35 | 15 | 34 | 31 | 17 | 29 | 25 | 186 | 193 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | E 8 | NE 10 | N 7 | NE 12 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 10 | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | — |
| kJ | 30 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 36 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 14 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 11 | — | NE 11 | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | NE 11 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 8 | N 12 | — | — | N 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | — | 30 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 18 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 137 | — | — | 113 | 145 | 153 | 178 | 199 | 173 | 173 | — | — | 246 | 223 | 190 | 223 | 160 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 333 | 375 | 0 | 333 | 1014 | 0 | 0 | 329 | 0 | 262 | 332 | 0 | 0 | 329 | 0 | 0 | 917 | 0 |
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