Surf Forecasts:
Los Locos surf forecast from 16 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 20 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period, NNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 21 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period, NW swell with 677 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 17 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Los Locos this week:
The surf forecast for Los Locos over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 17) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Los Locos in the next 16 days are 1.7m 11s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 21) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Mon 17th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 2PM (Thu 20th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Fri 21st Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Los Locos over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s talk about what’s coming up for Los Locos. The first few days are pretty small and flat—nothing to really get your heart racing. Monday and Tuesday have surfable but very average waves, nothing you’d set an alarm for. Wednesday is a total washout with poor conditions.
Then Thursday the 20th rolls around and things start to perk up. Morning brings 3ft of NW swell with an 11-second period and moderate energy (259). Offshore breeze is light, so it’ll be clean. By afternoon, the swell builds to 5ft from the NW, period stretching to 12 seconds, and the energy gets strong (558). That’s a proper groundswell pushing in and the wind stays favorable.
Friday the 21st is the real deal. Morning is glassy with 5ft NW swell, period at 10 seconds, and very strong energy (603). Flat calm wind—glassy perfection. Afternoon holds similar size and energy (518) with the same glassy conditions. This is the session to aim for. Los Locos handles a NW swell beautifully and with that size and clean wind, it’s going to be good.
Saturday and Sunday the 22nd and 23rd taper off to more modest, ordinary surf. Not terrible, but nothing special.
The next standout is further out, on Sunday the 30th of August. Morning offers another glassy session with 5ft NW swell, period of 10 seconds, and very strong energy (516). Wind is dead calm—looks incredible. But the afternoon gets blown out by a strong onshore breeze, so that morning window is the only one.
Water temp is right around normal for this time of year—no weird anomalies.
So, your best bets are Friday morning the 21st and Sunday morning the 30th. Both deliver strong, clean NW groundswell with glassy conditions. Everything else in between is either too small or too windy.
Catch ya out there,
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 5 | N 7 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 57 | 34 | 54 | 25 | 37 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 43 | 209 | 558 | 677 | 570 | 500 | 348 | 159 | 126 | 122 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 8:16AM3.43m | 8:33PM3.47m | 8:53AM3.22m | 9:12PM3.15m | 9:33AM2.98m | 9:57PM2.84m | 10:21AM2.76m | 10:55PM2.58m | 11:31AM2.58m | 00:24AM2.43m | 1:08PM2.55m | 2:01AM2.48m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:03AM0.23m | 2:16PM0.38m | 2:41AM0.51m | 2:58PM0.65m | 3:21AM0.81m | 3:43PM0.93m | 4:07AM1.10m | 4:40PM1.19m | 5:08AM1.33m | 5:58PM1.36m | 6:32AM1.43m | 7:28PM1.35m | |||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — |
 | 9:17 | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:08 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNE 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 57 | 34 | 54 | 25 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 43 | 209 | 558 | 677 | 570 | 500 | 348 | 159 | 126 | 122 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | N 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNE 4 | NW 8 | NW 12 | NNW 6 | — | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 24 | 21 | — | 17 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 50 | — | 21 | 33 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 8 | N 14 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 416 | 539 | 329 | 539 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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