Playa Grande Surf Break

Lat Long: 10.33° N 85.85° W

Playa Grande WaveFinder

Issued: 11 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Grande sea temperature is
29.9°C
1.7° 

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


Playa Grande surf forecast from 23 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 29 Aug, 9AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period, SW swell with offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 3PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period, SW swell with 1,314 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 23 Aug, 6PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Playa Grande this week:

The surf forecast for Playa Grande over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 23) at 6PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 18s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Playa Grande in the next 16 days are 1.6m 16s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 3PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 27) at 12AM.

Wave TypeTime (CST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 6PM (Sun 23rd Aug)2ft (0.6m) 18s
Best Surf 9AM (Sat 29th Aug)5ft (1.5m) 16s
Most Powerful 3PM (Sat 29th Aug)5ft (1.6m) 16s

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


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