Surf Forecasts:
Nuevo Loco surf forecast from 20 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 20 Jun, 10PM (local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 20s period, S swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 26 Jun, 4PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period, S swell with 175 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 20 Jun, 10PM (local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 20s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Nuevo Loco this week:
The surf forecast for Nuevo Loco over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 20) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.2m and 20s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 16s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Nuevo Loco in the next 16 days are 0.5m 19s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jun 26) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Tuesday (Jun 23) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Sat 20th Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) 20s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Sat 20th Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) 20s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Fri 26th Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 19s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Nuevo Loco over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 20 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 21 | S 20 | SSE 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 18 |
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 kJ | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 36 | 30 | 124 | 104 | 158 | 151 | 132 | 129 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 58 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | glassy |
High Tide | 7:22PM4.69m | 7:58AM4.77m | 8:17PM4.43m | 8:51AM4.58m | 9:13PM4.18m | 9:44AM4.38m | 10:12PM3.95m | 10:39AM4.20m | 11:12PM3.80m | 11:34AM4.06m | 00:11AM3.72m | 12:28PM3.99m | 1:08AM3.72m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:32AM0.32m | 2:04PM0.71m | 2:24AM0.61m | 3:00PM0.90m | 3:17AM0.91m | 3:58PM1.07m | 4:13AM1.17m | 4:58PM1.19m | 5:12AM1.36m | 5:58PM1.23m | 6:12AM1.46m | 6:54PM1.20m | 7:09AM1.46m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 |
 | 6:37 | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | 6:39 | — | 6:39 |
mm | 6 | — | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 6 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 31 |
Feels °C | 33 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 32 | 34 | 28 | 35 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 10 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 124 | 104 | 158 | 151 | 132 | 129 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 20 | S 19 | S 15 | S 7 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 18 |
| kJ | 24 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 22 | S 5 | S 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 21 | S 20 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | — | SSW 7 | S 7 | N 3 | — | SSW 9 | S 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 36 | 30 | 2 | 21 | 6 | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 15 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | S 4 | — | — | NNW 2 | NE 3 | — | NNW 2 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 265 | 1 | 61 | 66 | 0 | 61 | 66 | 1 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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