Lobitos Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.45° S 81.29° W

Lobitos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lobitos sea temperature is
26.0°C
6.8° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lobitos at 6PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
508
502
496
496
553
477
453
441
435
435
360
309
305
305
305
301
245
245
206
203
191
Wind (km/h)
20
S
30
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:02PM1.80m
5:01AM1.74m
5:37PM1.74m
5:33AM1.64m
6:13PM1.65m
Low Tide
10:46AM0.11m
11:04PM0.35m
11:18AM0.14m
11:39PM0.42m
11:51AM0.21m
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Temp °C
25
25
25
24
24
23
23
23
26
25
24
24
24
23
24
23
26
26
25
24
24
Feels °C
24
23
24
25
24
22
22
22
26
24
24
25
24
23
24
22
26
23
23
23
22
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