Lobitos Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.45° S 81.29° W

Lobitos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lobitos sea temperature is
26.2°C
6.9° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lobitos at 7PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
521
567
560
636
565
477
530
424
412
301
297
293
395
395
238
322
224
308
276
284
327
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
SSW
30
S
30
S
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:22AM1.31m
8:34PM1.35m
8:17AM1.22m
9:50PM1.31m
9:39AM1.16m
Low Tide
1:51PM0.51m
2:36AM0.80m
2:50PM0.60m
4:01AM0.84m
4:07PM0.65m
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:03
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Temp °C
25
26
25
24
23
23
24
25
27
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
26
26
25
24
24
Feels °C
28
28
26
24
21
21
24
26
29
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
28
27
26
26
25
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