Lobitos Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.45° S 81.29° W

Lobitos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lobitos sea temperature is
23.2° C
4.4° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lobitos at 1AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
1
0
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
21
0.4
SW
20
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
89
70
68
141
203
184
432
473
447
516
588
505
536
651
567
560
553
546
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
30
SW
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
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-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:32PM1.74m
4:15AM1.96m
4:20PM1.79m
4:57AM2.01m
5:06PM1.80m
Low Tide
9:50PM0.03m
10:27AM0.27m
10:34PM0.02m
11:10AM0.22m
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>
6:31
6:31
<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
22
23
25
25
24
23
23
23
22
22
26
25
24
22
22
Feels °C
22
23
23
22
23
24
25
23
22
22
22
22
20
21
25
22
21
20
20
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