Montanita Surf Break

Lat Long: 1.71° S 80.80° W

Montanita 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Montanita sea temperature is
25.8°C
4.8° 

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


How big are the waves at Montanita today (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Montanita at 2PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (31 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (31 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
3
3
2
1
0
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
WSW
12
0.6
SW
17
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.5
SW
20
0.5
SW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
326
281
264
220
216
212
209
205
199
202
202
234
238
193
190
314
236
232
232
193
201
193
186
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:32AM2.38m
5:51PM2.21m
6:06AM2.34m
6:31PM2.16m
6:44AM2.26m
7:15PM2.07m
Low Tide
11:47AM0.24m
11:55PM0.30m
12:24PM0.25m
00:33AM0.38m
1:04PM0.29m
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6:20
6:20
6:20
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6:24
6:24
6:24
 mm
1
Temp °C
23
23
24
25
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
25
24
24
24
23
23
23
24
24
25
24
24
Feels °C
24
25
25
26
25
24
25
25
26
25
27
27
26
27
27
26
26
26
27
26
27
26
27
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