Surf Forecasts:
Pescaderos surf forecast from 31 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 6 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period, SSE swell with 538 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 31 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Pescaderos this week:
The surf forecast for Pescaderos over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 31) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Pescaderos in the next 16 days are 1.2m 14s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 03) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Mon 31st Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Sun 6th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Mon 7th Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Pescaderos over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's get into it.
Right off the bat, things are looking pretty average to poor for Pescaderos. The first week is a bit of a write-off for any decent waves, with tiny, weak swell and tricky winds. The water is sitting around 71°, which is way warmer than usual for this time of year, a solid 8° above the norm – that’s pretty wild.
We start from the 31st of August through the first couple of days of September with just tiny 1ft to 2ft swells and the wind is either crossing it up or mostly light. The energy is low to moderate (147-190) and pretty much nothing is working. It’s just flat and messy.
There’s a glimmer on Thursday afternoon, the 3rd of September. The swell picks up slightly to 2ft from the SSW with a nice, long 18-second period. The combined energy jumps to 329 (moderate) and the wind turns cross-offshore, making things clean. It might offer a few fun ones, but 2ft is still pretty small so don't expect barrels.
Friday the 4th through to Sunday the 6th sees the swell building a bit more, hitting 4ft from the SSE by Sunday afternoon with the energy ramping up to 633. Winds turn cross-offshore again on Sunday afternoon, giving you clean conditions. It’s still not huge, but could be surfable with more power than the earlier days.
The standout window looks to be Saturday the 6th afternoon through Monday the 7th morning. On Saturday afternoon you’ve got 3ft SSE but by Sunday afternoon that rises to 4ft SSE with 15-second period and cross-offshore wind, and very good energy levels (633). The weekday after that drops off quickly.
From the 8th onwards it’s back to mostly 1ft to 2ft slop, weak energy, and poor conditions. Nothing worth getting excited about for the rest of the forecast period.
The Pick: Sunday afternoon, the 6th of September, looks like the best bet. 4ft from the SSE, moderate energy, long 15-second period, and light offshore edges – should be clean with a bit of push. It's not a big wave day, but it is the cleanest and most consistent window in the whole outlook.
Stay safe out there.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 11 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 16 | S 13 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 115 | 105 | 74 | 68 | 44 | 79 | 69 | 121 | 154 | 115 | 283 | 246 | 325 | 278 | 291 | 226 | 273 | 400 | 400 | 505 | 443 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | off | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross | off | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:07PM1.93m | 00:36AM1.51m | 12:42PM1.96m | 1:45AM1.33m | 1:25PM1.97m | 3:36AM1.21m | 2:24PM1.96m | 6:25AM1.24m | 3:43PM1.97m | 7:35AM1.36m | 5:08PM2.02m | 8:08AM1.47m | 6:21PM2.11m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:42PM0.65m | 6:08AM0.82m | 7:45PM0.63m | 6:34AM0.97m | 9:06PM0.60m | 7:03AM1.11m | 10:40PM0.53m | 7:59AM1.23m | 00:02AM0.40m | 10:25AM1.29m | 1:04AM0.26m | 12:07PM1.22m | 1:52AM0.16m | ||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 25 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | W 6 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 115 | 85 | 74 | 39 | 37 | 33 | 55 | 121 | 71 | 64 | 283 | 246 | 33 | 278 | 291 | 226 | 273 | 400 | 400 | 505 | 443 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 17 | SE 12 | SSE 13 | WNW 7 | SSW 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 7 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 12 | 105 | 69 | 68 | 44 | 34 | 69 | 68 | 154 | 115 | 19 | 39 | 325 | 36 | 120 | 47 | 212 | 30 | 37 | 24 | 121 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSE 9 | S 8 | W 12 | SSW 21 | SSW 12 | S 19 | SW 13 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | W 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 20 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 79 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 27 | 111 | 43 | 20 | 34 | 212 | 30 | 144 | 142 | 104 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 6 | — | — | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 23 | 40 | 40 | 17 | 59 | 37 | 17 | 94 | 83 | 37 | 121 | 64 | 38 | 40 | 85 | 41 | — | 26 | — | — | 104 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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