Surf Break

Lat Long: 15.68° N 96.22° W

Playa Manzanilla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Manzanilla sea temperature is
29.5°C
1.0° 

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


How big are the waves at Playa Manzanilla today (28 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Manzanilla at 11PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)--
Afternoon (28 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (28 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

Table - waves today at Playa Manzanilla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
628
628
628
739
748
757
767
748
729
711
693
693
693
684
657
640
631
623
614
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
E
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:04PM0.95m
4:31AM1.38m
4:52PM0.99m
5:20AM1.37m
5:42PM1.01m
Low Tide
9:58PM0.00m
11:03AM0.02m
10:48PM-0.02m
11:50AM0.02m
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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5:57
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1
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Temp °C
29
27
26
26
25
25
27
29
29
28
26
26
25
25
28
29
29
28
26
Feels °C
30
30
30
30
28
28
31
32
31
32
29
29
28
27
31
32
32
32
29
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