Surf Forecasts:
La Santa - El Quemao surf forecast from 13 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 20 Oct, 4AM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period, N swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 19 Oct, 1PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period, N swell with 2,001 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 15 Oct, 7AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s 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 Thursday (Oct 15) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 6s. 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 2.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Oct 19) at 1PM. 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 7s period and expected on Tuesday (Oct 13) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Thu 15th Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Tue 20th Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Mon 19th Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for La Santa - El Quemao over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NE by Thu morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||
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 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NW 10 | NNE 6 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 14 | NNW 13 | NW 12 | NNW 15 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 205 | 229 | 158 | 98 | 71 | 282 | 303 | 649 | 590 | 721 | 368 | 341 | 247 | 506 | 309 | 257 | 333 | 1530 | 2001 | 1470 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:59AM2.24m | 4:18PM2.06m | 4:31AM2.11m | 4:54PM1.88m | 5:08AM1.95m | 5:35PM1.71m | 5:55AM1.80m | 6:31PM1.56m | 7:03AM1.68m | 8:02PM1.48m | 8:40AM1.65m | 9:42PM1.53m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43PM0.30m | 10:06AM0.32m | 10:14PM0.45m | 10:41AM0.47m | 10:48PM0.60m | 11:22AM0.64m | 11:27PM0.76m | 12:15PM0.80m | 00:23AM0.90m | 1:37PM0.91m | 1:54AM0.99m | 3:23PM0.90m | 3:37AM0.95m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — |
 | 7:27 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | N 7 | NW 9 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 14 | NNW 13 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 |
| kJ | 177 | 71 | 84 | 72 | 67 | 282 | 303 | 649 | 590 | 721 | 368 | 341 | 247 | 506 | 309 | 257 | 333 | 1530 | 2001 | 1470 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 15 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 13 | NNE 6 | NNW 14 | NNE 7 | NW 11 | NNE 8 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 15 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 17 |
| kJ | 4 | 46 | 41 | 98 | 45 | 35 | 261 | 17 | 115 | 37 | 342 | 336 | 242 | 174 | 137 | 155 | 46 | 27 | 20 | 145 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | S 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 15 | N 9 | — | NNE 8 | NW 15 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NNW 12 | — | NNW 13 | WNW 11 | N 15 | N 18 | NW 20 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 38 | 20 | 146 | 7 | — | 59 | 54 | 28 | 23 | 184 | — | 184 | 82 | 38 | 25 | 15 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | — | — | NNE 7 | N 4 | NNE 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 205 | 229 | 158 | 38 | 71 | — | 25 | 38 | — | — | 48 | 4 | 41 | 47 | 139 | 133 | 248 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 321 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 249 | 32 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
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