Surf Forecasts:
La Santa - El Quemao surf forecast from 3 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 9 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period, NNE swell with 484 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for La Santa - El Quemao this week:
The most powerful waves expected at La Santa - El Quemao in the next 16 days are 2.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.1m 13s period and expected on Friday (Sep 04) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Wed 9th Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for La Santa - El Quemao over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up. I’m gonna be straight with you – this 16-day stretch is looking pretty grim for La Santa - El Quemao. It’s gonna be a long wait for anything worth paddling out for, so patience is the name of the game.
We’ve got a solid block of poor conditions kicking off from Wednesday the 2nd of September and running all the way through to Monday the 14th of September. That’s nearly two full weeks of onshore wind and choppy, lumpy surf. The wind is locked in from the north and north-northeast, blowing cross-onshore, and the swell is small and jumbled with a short period. The water sits at 75°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s small comfort when you’re staring at that line of whitecaps.
The first real glimmer of hope doesn’t arrive until Tuesday the 15th of September. That morning, we see a shift. The combined swell energy jumps right up to 982 (moderate wave energy), with swell from the northwest hitting 5ft and a very long period of 15 seconds. This is proper groundswell. The wind is moderate cross-shore, so it’s a bit bumpy, but at this break – a reef setup known to love northwest swell – it could offer up some size and power. The direction is a good match for the optimum. It’s not perfect, but it’s easily the most interesting window.
Following that, Wednesday the 16th and Thursday the 17th see the swell dropping and the wind swinging back onshore, so the window is narrow. If you’re an expert and you’ve been waiting for a wave, that Tuesday morning is the time to check it. But honestly, for the majority of this outlook, the setup is more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. A long and frustrating stretch, but it tends not to stay poor forever.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNW 8 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 515 | 276 | 156 | 91 | 82 | 77 | 103 | 88 | 125 | 126 | 176 | 226 | 247 | 225 | 233 | 285 | 348 | 427 | 406 | 365 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:34PM2.14m | 6:01AM2.04m | 6:29PM1.94m | 7:03AM1.89m | 7:46PM1.77m | 8:31AM1.81m | 9:30PM1.71m | 10:10AM1.87m | 11:03PM1.82m | 11:27AM2.07m | 00:07AM2.00m | 12:24PM2.29m | 00:57AM2.18m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:42PM0.42m | 12:08PM0.51m | 00:36AM0.61m | 1:18PM0.67m | 1:55AM0.76m | 3:01PM0.73m | 3:41AM0.79m | 4:44PM0.62m | 5:09AM0.66m | 5:55PM0.42m | 6:09AM0.48m | 6:47PM0.22m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
 | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNE 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | N 15 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 43 | 46 | 156 | 82 | 53 | 13 | 28 | 24 | 29 | 41 | 37 | 34 | 110 | 178 | 161 | 95 | 149 | 172 | 163 | 111 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | N 10 | NNW 9 | W 7 | S 13 | NW 9 | S 12 | S 12 | — | N 8 | N 13 | NNW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NNW 11 | — | — | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 59 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 50 | 35 | 25 | 20 | 44 | 65 | — | — | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 13 | W 7 | S 13 | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | N 12 | N 11 | NW 15 | NW 13 | WNW 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 45 | 34 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 515 | 276 | — | 91 | 82 | 77 | 103 | 88 | 125 | 126 | 176 | 226 | 247 | 225 | 233 | 285 | 348 | 427 | 406 | 365 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 222 | 32 | 1 | 32 | 32 | 290 | 321 | 266 | 321 | 32 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 321 | 321 | 503 | 32 | 32 | 514 | 32 |
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