Playa Hermosa Surf Break

Lat Long: 9.57° N 84.61° W

Playa Hermosa WaveFinder

Issued: 5 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Hermosa sea temperature is
30.0°C
1.7° 

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


Playa Hermosa surf forecast from 26 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 29 Aug, 9PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 3PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period, SW swell with 1,109 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 26 Aug, 9AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Playa Hermosa this week:

The surf forecast for Playa Hermosa over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Playa Hermosa in the next 16 days are 1.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 3PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 3s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 01) at 6PM.

Wave TypeTime (CST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 9AM (Wed 26th Aug)1.5ft (0.5m) 15s
Best Surf 9PM (Sat 29th Aug)5ft (1.5m) 16s
Most Powerful 3PM (Sat 29th Aug)5ft (1.5m) 16s

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


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