Lobitos Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.45° S 81.29° W

Lobitos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lobitos sea temperature is
23.7° C
5.0° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lobitos at 1AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the S by Sat night).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
4
0.4
SW
14
0.6
SSW
15
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
20
0.3
SW
20
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
74
156
42
29
35
70
73
71
46
63
63
62
44
60
60
58
57
57
Wind (km/h)
35
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:00PM1.29m
9:50AM1.29m
11:24PM1.25m
11:09AM1.24m
Low Tide
3:25PM0.53m
3:48AM0.79m
4:33PM0.59m
5:14AM0.84m
5:54PM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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
6:27
6:27
 mm
Temp °C
23
21
21
21
21
21
24
24
23
21
21
21
21
21
24
23
23
21
21
Feels °C
20
19
19
19
19
20
24
23
22
20
20
20
20
20
23
21
21
20
21
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