Surf Forecasts:
Playa Guanico surf forecast from 20 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 23 Jun, 4AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 24 Jun, 4AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period, SSW swell with 789 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 21 Jun, 1AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Playa Guanico this week:
The surf forecast for Playa Guanico over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jun 21) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 10s. Another secondary swell of 0.4m and 5s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Playa Guanico in the next 16 days are 1.2m 17s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jun 24) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Sun 21st Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Tue 23rd Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 19s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Wed 24th Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa Guanico over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 248 | 198 | 176 | 171 | 154 | 154 | 143 | 208 | 253 | 513 | 553 | 742 | 452 | 371 | 589 | 393 | 468 | 506 | 431 | 547 | 516 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:02PM2.87m | 8:38AM3.01m | 8:59PM2.69m | 9:32AM2.87m | 10:00PM2.54m | 10:27AM2.75m | 11:02PM2.43m | 11:23AM2.66m | 00:05AM2.39m | 12:18PM2.61m | 1:03AM2.40m | 1:11PM2.61m | 1:54AM2.45m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:57PM0.51m | 2:14AM0.41m | 2:55PM0.62m | 3:08AM0.61m | 3:53PM0.71m | 4:05AM0.78m | 4:53PM0.77m | 5:03AM0.91m | 5:51PM0.78m | 6:02AM0.97m | 6:46PM0.76m | 6:58AM0.98m | 7:37PM0.70m | ||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
 | — | 6:38 | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — |
mm | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 16 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 248 | 198 | 176 | 171 | 154 | 23 | 28 | 208 | 208 | 513 | 553 | 742 | 452 | 371 | 589 | 393 | 468 | 506 | 431 | 547 | 516 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 46 | 29 | 19 | 93 | 102 | 154 | 143 | 34 | 36 | 23 | 37 | 36 | 206 | 362 | 18 | 72 | 26 | 35 | 162 | 109 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 10 | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 20 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | S 7 | SSW 7 | — | SSW 8 | SW 5 | — | SW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 38 | 97 | 19 | — | 96 | 62 | 44 | 253 | 52 | 33 | 14 | 28 | 18 | — | 20 | 4 | — | 7 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 5 | — | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | 53 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 278 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
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