Playa Brava Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.25° S 70.14° W

Playa Brava WaveFinder

Issued: 7 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Brava sea temperature is
18.5°C
1.9° 

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


Playa Brava surf forecast from 23 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Friday 28 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 28 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period, SW swell with 3,204 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 23 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Playa Brava this week:

The surf forecast for Playa Brava over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 23) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Playa Brava in the next 16 days are 2.5m 15s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.1m 13s period and expected on Friday (Aug 28) at 8AM.

Wave TypeTime (-04) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Sun 23rd Aug)2.5ft (0.8m) 9s
Best Surf 2AM (Fri 28th Aug)5ft (1.6m) 18s
Most Powerful 2PM (Fri 28th Aug)8ft (2.5m) 15s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa Brava over the next 16 days.


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