Surf Forecasts:
Playa Pantaleta surf forecast from 15 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 16 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period, NE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 16 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period, NE swell with 439 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 15 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Playa Pantaleta this week:
The surf forecast for Playa Pantaleta over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 15) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Playa Pantaleta in the next 16 days are 1.7m 9s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 16) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 2s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 16) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Sat 15th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sun 16th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Sun 16th Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa Pantaleta over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what the next couple of weeks are shaping up like for our shores.
Alright, straight up, the outlook for Playa Pantaleta over the next 16 days is a tough one. We're looking at a long stretch of pretty ordinary to poor conditions, with a lot of cross-shore wind and not much in the way of quality surf. There's a real gap here for quality waves. For the first week and a bit, it's pretty bleak.
The first few days, starting Saturday the 15th of August, are a non-starter. We've got a small NE swell around 4ft, but it's short-period stuff at 8 seconds, and the wind is cross-onshore, making a mess of things. The wave energy is weak (167). The water's warm at 81°, which is pretty normal for this time of year.
This pattern pretty much holds through the following week. The swell bounces between 4ft and 6ft, but it's constantly being chopped up by a cross-shore breeze from the east. There's a slight window on Tuesday the 18th’s afternoon where the wind goes cross-offshore and it cleans up, but the waves are small (4ft) and the period drops to a dismal 6 seconds. It's surfable, but very ordinary.
The real standout, and I mean the only one in the whole 16 days, looks to be on Wednesday the 26th of August. The swell bumps up to 6ft out of the ENE, with a period of 8 seconds, giving us a moderate kick of energy (319). The wind is still a cross-shore, but lighter, so it might just be rideable. It's still only looking marginal, so keep your expectations in check. This is the best we've got, but it's not saying much.
Overall, it's a frustrating outlook. The trade wind pattern locks in, and that ENE swell just doesn't have the angle or the period to make Playa Pantaleta shine. For a beach and reef setup, a lot of these days look more interesting for the kite surfers than for us paddle folk.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
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 kJ | 164 | 128 | 327 | 388 | 346 | 242 | 272 | 202 | 109 | 120 | 97 | 52 | 40 | 61 | 103 | 129 | 136 | 91 | 217 | 180 | 142 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:15PM0.26m | 3:07AM0.26m | 4:48PM0.29m | 4:28AM0.20m | 5:26PM0.31m | 8:39AM0.16m | 6:06PM0.33m | 6:50PM0.33m | 7:34PM0.34m | 8:18PM0.35m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53AM0.14m | 10:05PM0.18m | 10:11AM0.15m | 11:36PM0.16m | 10:19AM0.16m | 1:25AM0.13m | 9:44AM0.16m | 3:41AM0.09m | 4:40AM0.06m | 5:23AM0.04m | |||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:42 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 164 | 128 | 327 | 388 | 346 | 242 | 11 | 11 | 109 | 120 | 97 | 52 | 40 | 7 | 103 | — | — | 91 | 217 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | NE 12 | — | — | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 10 | ENE 9 | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | — | — | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 272 | 202 | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | — | 129 | 136 | — | — | 180 | 142 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 593 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 0 |
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