Lobitos Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.45° S 81.29° W

Lobitos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lobitos sea temperature is
24.0° C
5.3° 

Lobitos surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Lobitos today (19 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lobitos at 12AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)--
Afternoon (19 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

Table - waves today at Lobitos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Fri morning).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SSW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.9
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.4
SW
14
0.7
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
834
850
368
412
400
388
346
444
668
492
182
211
207
141
92
148
188
74
236
Wind (km/h)
40
SSW
35
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:03PM1.50m
8:07AM1.53m
8:55PM1.39m
8:51AM1.40m
10:00PM1.29m
Low Tide
1:50PM0.36m
1:59AM0.56m
2:33PM0.45m
2:46AM0.69m
3:25PM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:28
6:28
6:28
 mm
Temp °C
24
23
22
22
21
21
24
25
23
22
22
22
21
21
24
24
24
22
22
Feels °C
20
20
18
19
19
19
21
21
20
19
19
20
19
19
22
21
22
21
22
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