Surf Forecasts:
La Santa - El Quemao surf forecast from 6 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 13 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period, N swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 11 Sep, 4PM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period, N swell with 463 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 13 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with N swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for La Santa - El Quemao this week:
The surf forecast for La Santa - El Quemao over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 13) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at La Santa - El Quemao in the next 16 days are 2.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 11) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 9s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 10) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Sun 13th Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Sun 13th Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Fri 11th Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for La Santa - El Quemao over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s switch over to feet and Fahrenheit for those of you who think in those numbers. Rusty here again.
Honestly, this is a rough-looking sixteen days for us. We’re talking about La Santa - El Quemao, a serious reef wave that needs perfect conditions, and for almost the entire run, we’re getting the opposite.
For the first ten days, right through to Saturday the 14th, just forget it. The wind is a constant curse – mostly a fresh breeze onshore or cross-shore, leaving the water lumpy, choppy, and ugly. The wave energy sits in the moderate to strong range (236 to 565), but the quality is just honking. These are poor conditions, no way around it.
There is one, and only one, little window that looks somewhat decent. On Sunday the 13th, by the afternoon, the wind drops to a light breeze from the ENE and switches to a slight cross-offshore direction. The data says it will be clean. The surf will be around chest to shoulder high (5ft) from the N, but with a short period of 8 seconds. The energy reading is 290 (moderate), so it’s not a powerful swell. You’ll get a wave, but it’s a short-period, weak groundswell. That’s your best bet, but don’t expect perfection.
The mess returns Monday the 14th. By Tuesday the 15th, the swell kicks up to around 6-7ft (2.0m) – solidly into expert territory – but with a fresh cross-onshore wind, it’ll be choppy and bumpy. The energy spikes to 623 (strong) that day, but that energy is going into lumpy, wind-affected faces. This set-up looks more fun for kite surfers or windsurfers than for paddle surfing.
From there, we trail off. By the third week, we’re down to small, weak swell – Sunday the 20th sees only about 2-3ft (0.7m) with a wave energy reading of just 77 (weak). The wind stays onshore. The water temp is about average for this time of year; nothing special.
The bottom line is this: don’t get your hopes up. The one moment you might want to paddle out is the late clean-up on Sunday the 13th. It’s not firing, but it’s the only clean-ish option in the whole outlook. For the rest of it, the swell is fighting the wind, and the wind is winning.
Rusty out.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue night, min 21°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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) | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNW 12 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 171 | 173 | 237 | 213 | 206 | 247 | 231 | 245 | 340 | 368 | 363 | 379 | 325 | 263 | 345 | 405 | 463 | 463 | 430 | 337 | 251 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:10AM1.87m | 11:03PM1.82m | 11:27AM2.07m | 00:07AM2.00m | 12:24PM2.29m | 00:57AM2.18m | 1:10PM2.48m | 1:39AM2.33m | 1:51PM2.61m | 2:17AM2.42m | 2:30PM2.66m | 2:52AM2.45m | 3:06PM2.63m | 3:26AM2.43m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:44PM0.62m | 5:09AM0.66m | 5:55PM0.42m | 6:09AM0.48m | 6:47PM0.22m | 6:56AM0.30m | 7:30PM0.06m | 7:37AM0.16m | 8:08PM-0.03m | 8:15AM0.07m | 8:43PM-0.05m | 8:51AM0.04m | 9:16PM-0.01m | ||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — |
 | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NW 11 | N 7 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 10 | N 8 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 35 | 34 | 178 | 161 | 147 | 247 | 193 | 140 | 102 | 98 | 71 | 61 | 39 | 35 | 32 | 74 | 102 | 116 | 73 | 337 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 16 | N 15 | NW 8 | NW 12 | NNW 11 | NW 12 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 8 | — | — | — | W 8 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | — | S 12 | WNW 10 | N 10 | N 11 |
| kJ | 25 | 110 | 33 | 73 | 98 | 202 | 10 | 8 | 89 | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | 24 | 20 | — | 3 | 10 | 71 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | N 12 | NW 14 | NW 8 | NW 14 | NNW 11 | — | N 10 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | N 13 | NW 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | N 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 51 | 35 | 67 | 39 | — | 2 | 11 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 7 | — | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 7 |
| kJ | 171 | 173 | 237 | 213 | 206 | — | 231 | 245 | 340 | 368 | 363 | 379 | 325 | 263 | 345 | 405 | 463 | 463 | 430 | — | 251 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 321 | 325 | 321 | 32 | 32 | 25 | 32 | 321 | 32 | 32 | 222 | 249 | 321 | 222 | 321 | 321 | 222 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 22 |
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