Surf Forecasts:
La Santa - El Quemao surf forecast from 10 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 18 Nov, 9AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period, NW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 26 Nov, 12PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period, NNW swell with 3,232 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 17 Nov, 6AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with NW 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 Tuesday (Nov 17) at 6AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at La Santa - El Quemao in the next 16 days are 3.0m 14s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Nov 26) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 8s period and expected on Saturday (Nov 21) at 6PM.
| Wave Type | Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6AM (Tue 17th Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Wed 18th Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 12PM (Thu 26th Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for La Santa - El Quemao over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed morning, light winds from the N by Thu morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | ||||||||||||||
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) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WSW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | W 13 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1848 | 1276 | 685 | 979 | 2534 | 1288 | 1558 | 1028 | 560 | 445 | 394 | 460 | 424 | 328 | 188 | 151 | 90 | 103 | 106 | 178 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:04AM2.30m | 2:24PM2.12m | 2:37AM2.23m | 2:59PM2.01m | 3:13AM2.14m | 3:36PM1.89m | 3:51AM2.03m | 4:17PM1.76m | 4:36AM1.92m | 5:06PM1.66m | 5:30AM1.83m | 6:10PM1.59m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:48PM0.29m | 8:13AM0.26m | 8:20PM0.36m | 8:48AM0.34m | 8:53PM0.46m | 9:25AM0.46m | 9:29PM0.57m | 10:06AM0.58m | 10:09PM0.68m | 10:55AM0.70m | 10:57PM0.79m | 11:55AM0.79m | 00:00AM0.87m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — |
 | 6:02 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 5:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | W 13 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 1848 | 1276 | 685 | 426 | 2534 | 1288 | 1558 | 1028 | 560 | 445 | 394 | 460 | 424 | 328 | 188 | 151 | 80 | 103 | 106 | 178 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 15 | — | — | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | NW 7 | WNW 12 | N 9 | N 8 | NW 13 |
| kJ | — | 172 | — | — | 336 | 485 | 476 | 396 | 535 | 367 | 185 | 98 | 68 | 46 | 25 | 19 | 90 | 71 | 50 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 12 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | NW 8 | W 9 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 59 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 14 | 25 | 27 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 316 | 979 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 12 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 401 | 401 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 25 | 32 | 32 |
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