Surf Break

Lat Long: 11.17° N 85.81° W

Playa El Yanqui WaveFinder

Issued: 11 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa El Yanqui sea temperature is
30.0°C
2.1° 

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


Playa El Yanqui surf forecast from 24 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Thursday 29 Oct, 12PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period, SW swell with offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Thursday 29 Oct, 9AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period, SW swell with 562 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 24 Oct, 3PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW 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 Saturday (Oct 24) at 3PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Playa El Yanqui in the next 16 days are 1.0m 17s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 29) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Oct 25) at 6AM.

Wave TypeTime (CST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 3PM (Sat 24th Oct)3ft (0.9m) 15s
Best Surf12PM (Thu 29th Oct)3ft (0.9m) 17s
Most Powerful 9AM (Thu 29th Oct)3.5ft (1.0m) 17s

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


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