Las Gaviotas Surf Break

Lat Long: 11.26° N 73.57° W

Las Gaviotas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Las Gaviotas sea temperature is
28.8°C
0.3° 

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


How big are the waves at Las Gaviotas today (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Las Gaviotas at 3AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (05 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (05 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
1
2
3
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
6
1.5
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.2
NE
6
1.9
NE
7
2
NE
8
1.5
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.9
NNE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.5
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
108
216
392
233
143
124
113
114
120
372
458
231
135
121
109
102
93
126
255
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NE
10
SSE
15
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
E
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
5
SSW
5
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
E
5
SE
Wind State
on
glassy
off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
5:49PM0.37m
6:49AM0.07m
6:41PM0.38m
7:33AM0.09m
7:31PM0.39m
Low Tide
2:02AM0.01m
10:34AM0.05m
2:41AM0.01m
11:40AM0.04m
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
3
4
1
2
1
Temp °C
28
27
27
27
26
27
29
29
28
28
27
27
26
26
28
29
28
27
27
Feels °C
33
32
31
30
29
30
33
33
33
32
30
30
29
29
32
33
33
30
31
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