Surf Forecasts:
Playa El Yanqui surf forecast from 15 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 16 Jun, 3AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 21s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 16 Jun, 9PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period, SW swell with 945 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 16 Jun, 3AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 21s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Playa El Yanqui this week:
The surf forecast for Playa El Yanqui over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 16) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 21s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Playa El Yanqui in the next 16 days are 1.1m 19s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 16) at 9PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Friday (Jun 19) at 9PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3AM (Tue 16th Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) 21s |
| Best Surf | 3AM (Tue 16th Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) 21s |
| Most Powerful | 9PM (Tue 16th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 19s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa El Yanqui over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | SW 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 347 | 305 | 756 | 441 | 627 | 834 | 468 | 595 | 679 | 398 | 310 | 427 | 432 | 224 | 505 | 619 | 532 | 472 | 404 | 289 | 307 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:31PM2.70m | 3:09AM2.40m | 3:25PM2.72m | 4:03AM2.48m | 4:18PM2.69m | 4:56AM2.52m | 5:11PM2.60m | 5:49AM2.51m | 6:04PM2.47m | 6:42AM2.47m | 6:58PM2.32m | 7:35AM2.41m | 7:53PM2.17m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:58PM-0.02m | 9:10AM0.16m | 9:50PM-0.06m | 10:06AM0.15m | 10:41PM-0.05m | 11:01AM0.19m | 11:31PM0.01m | 11:57AM0.26m | 00:22AM0.11m | 12:53PM0.36m | 1:13AM0.25m | 1:51PM0.46m | 2:06AM0.39m | ||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
 | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Temp °C | 30 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 21 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 309 | 305 | 756 | 212 | 627 | 834 | 468 | 595 | 679 | 398 | 310 | 427 | 432 | 224 | 505 | 619 | 532 | 472 | 404 | 289 | 221 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 14 | SW 21 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 347 | 195 | 264 | 441 | 215 | 152 | 149 | 98 | 99 | 90 | 91 | 117 | 113 | 111 | 71 | 65 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 194 | 307 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SW 20 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 14 | SW 6 | SW 18 | SW 6 | S 6 | W 6 | S 6 | SW 20 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 19 | 134 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 31 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 37 | 11 | 197 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 60 | 13 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 3 | SE 6 | — | SSE 6 | NE 3 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 12 | — | 26 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 36 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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