Surf Forecasts:
Playa Motones surf forecast from 6 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period, E swell with 509 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Playa Motones this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Playa Motones in the next 16 days are 2.3m 7s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Fri 10th Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa Motones over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright, Rusty here. Let's take a good hard look at what we've got coming our way over the next couple of weeks. Honestly, the picture ain't pretty, and it's going to be a long dry spell for decent waves.
Right from the start, Monday the 6th of July, it’s a no-go. We've got a consistent run of east-northeast winds that are just hammering the coast. For the first week, through to Sunday the 12th, the swell is there – we're looking at 5ft to 8ft from the east and east-northeast, with moderate wave energy (around 173 to 502) – but the problem is the wind. It's a solid 16 to 28 mph cross-shore breeze that's got the surface all chopped up and lumpy. It's just poor surf conditions, day in and day out. There's no let-up. This stretch is a washout, plain and simple.
Then we roll into the second week, from Monday the 13th through to Tuesday the 21st of July, and it's more of the same story. The winds ease up just a touch, dropping to 9 to 22 mph, but that's still a fresh, choppy breeze and it's shifted more cross-onshore. The swell sticks around, 3ft to 7ft from the east, with the energy picking up again (peaking around 427 on the 20th). But you know what? It's still rubbish. The forecast is just a long, drawn-out patch of messy, lumpy conditions.
Honestly, looking at the whole 16-day run, there's nothing that even comes close to a standout. I can't recommend a single session at Playa Motones for clean, quality surf. This is one of those brutal stretches where you’d be better off leaving the boards in the car and taking up kitesurfing, because this onshore chop is perfect for it. For a paddle surfer, it's a total blank. Sometimes it goes like this.
Keep an eye on the charts, because it tends not to stay this poor forever. But for now, my advice is save your energy.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, strong winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ESE on Wed night, strong winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 167 | 171 | 324 | 175 | 217 | 363 | 285 | 276 | 330 | 376 | 284 | 502 | 276 | 447 | 502 | 200 | 182 | 255 | 94 | 91 | 148 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:36AM0.49m | 1:28PM0.43m | 1:11AM0.46m | 2:26PM0.47m | 1:51AM0.42m | 3:25PM0.51m | 2:36AM0.38m | 4:26PM0.55m | 3:28AM0.35m | 5:27PM0.59m | 4:27AM0.32m | 6:27PM0.62m | 5:31AM0.32m | 7:25PM0.65m | |||||||
Low Tide | 7:15AM0.16m | 7:15PM0.23m | 7:48AM0.13m | 8:30PM0.25m | 8:26AM0.10m | 9:50PM0.25m | 9:10AM0.06m | 11:06PM0.24m | 10:01AM0.02m | 00:16AM0.22m | 10:56AM-0.01m | 1:17AM0.21m | 11:54AM-0.03m | ||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — |
 | 7:08 | — | 7:08 | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 |
mm | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 26 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 8 | N 10 | — | — | — | E 14 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | — | NE 10 | — | — | NE 10 | ENE 10 | N 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 11 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 | — | 25 | — | — | 15 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 14 | — | N 12 | NE 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 5 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 167 | 171 | 324 | 175 | 217 | 363 | 285 | 276 | 330 | 376 | 284 | 502 | 276 | 447 | 502 | 200 | 182 | 255 | 94 | 91 | 148 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 243 | 878 | 631 | 302 | 879 | 24 | 302 | 132 | 879 | 132 | 879 | 27 | 302 | 879 | 879 | 302 | 879 | 879 | 267 | 878 | 879 |
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